PHP wore me out and depressed me learning software development. I only ever became a software developer because of the immense promise of how statically-typed languages can improve informatics. Java turned me off because of the lack of point-and-click interface, lack of solid "turnkey" web development, and lack of functional programming. So C# became the language of choice, and I've been able to develop without going crazy. In the last 6 years, Typescript's become highly appealing as well. I've advanced incredibly quickly by avoiding any Javascript bundling other than Typescript modules and runtime bundling. Websites are built page-first; single-page application design is used extremely sparingly.
Languages that insufficiently describe the flow of information or insufficiently model domains are dead ends.
Languages that insufficiently describe the flow of information or insufficiently model domains are dead ends.