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by erikerikson 29 days ago
I wrote a little PHP about 25 years ago and hated it, dropped it like a rock as soon as it wasn't my job. Before that basic, assembly, c, and c++. Then scheme, C#, Java, prolog, and others too minor to mention before I started using nodejs. My last company I chose full stack Typescript and it was great. There's a lot to love and a plenty to avoid.

You're not wrong that there's a lot of crap, a massive legacy, and some bad behavior. It is also approachable, flexible, and portable. Even if you sometimes need to say "Wat?!?"