[katsura]

With PHP you don't even have to deploy, just edit the files on the live server, save, and it is done. :D I'm not endorsing this way of doing things though.

[davedx]

Haha, yes, I used to work with PHP, and we would occasionally use Notepad++ or something like it to live edit files on the servers.

I also don't endorse this way of doing things, but there's no faster way to hotfix something.

[wayvey]

Depending on the setup this could be the case for JS as well but of course in reality most JS is compiled these days.

[mbb70]

Speaking from experience you can absolutely ssh into the production webserver and live edit compiled/minified JS.

[timw4mail]

Ewwww...