#PHP revival.
Source: https://thephp.foundation/blog/2024/02/26/transparency-and-impact-report-2023/
PHP really sucks. PHP is dead.
It's what I often hear or read. I started to use PHP around 2002 and I'm still it using today. I'm not the only one using it.
- PHP is used by 75% of all websites
- Many, many FOSS projects are built with PHP
- With the age of 28 years, PHP probably exist the next 28 years (the Lindy effect)
- Most used CMSs are built with PHP and used by many organizations and individuals
More stats on PHP: https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php
I really enjoy using it and with nostr:npub1phpdev2d38u5hzs4jrsh360mevh0rjctu9669quy97wu23u8sqdqpfha0j I'm challenging myself again to push the boundaries what's possible combined with Nostr.
Discussion
Someone I used to share a co-working space with told me that PHP is having a revivial. I liked PHP development in some ways but after exposing myself properly to other languages I recognise a lot of the issues that people have with it. There's some great PHP frameworks, namely Laravel, that make working with PHP nicer but I wouldn't choose it as a primary language any more.