I still love PHP and JavaScript
Why I Still Love PHP and Javascript After 20+ years 01 Aug, 2022 Over the last twenty years, I have used over a dozen languages professionally, from C to Common Lisp, from Java to Python, from C++ to Typescript. Yet, I love janky programming languages. In particular, I really enjoy PHP and Javascript. Here’s why. They are used by people who get shit done.This makes it easy to find people who: understand business needs, can iterate quickly have shipped and maintained many projects in the past. There is a lot of FUD that has been cargo-culted throughout the years.PHP8 is not your grandmother’s PHP3, ECMAScript 12 is not your grandfather’s Javascript. Their ecosystems haven’t stood still either. Tools like CPAN, PECL, npm have put significant evolutionary pressure on other…
