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0 pointsheurisko4y ago0 comments

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> So tell me again, why should I use PHP? How will it truly help me? What does it do better than everyone else?

I gave some reasons, citing problem domains for which there are stable, supported solutions in PHP. e.g. payment gateways, email handling, and citing the availability of programmers who can support medium bespoke or tailored systems. This isn't an "appeal to statistics" it's a strength about the ecosystem.

Similar to Python having many solutions and libraries built around data science.

> I'm not going to try and convince anyone to stop using PHP or Java.

I thought you were asking a question.

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pdimitar4y ago

None of what you enumerate is game-breaking, at least in a chunk of the programming area. You seem to be referring to an area where people pay pennies + have almost zero programming experience so they want to launch a project with clicks.

Sure. In that area PHP still more or less dominates. But I thought we were discussing the actual programming?

> I thought you were asking a question.

That's exactly why I said what you quoted me on: to reassert that I am looking for a good answer on "what does PHP do better" and I am not in fact seeking to change hearts per se.

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