PHP has so many hidden benefits:
- it's stateless by design (much easier to scale)
- it was "serverless" before Serverless
- surprisingly performant
- no "unknown unknowns". it's so tried-and-true, there's no surprises
- deployment is so simple, just drop a file on a web server. No middleware needed.
- No long compile times because there is no compiling needed.
EDIT: why the downvotes? If you don't agree, just reply so we can have a healthy dialogue.
EDIT2: I also think there is something unique about PHP documentation. It has plenty of real life examples, and the ability for users to leave comments allows you to hear directly from others "gotchas" that people have experienced. I feel like PHP documentation is very undervalued.
- it's stateless by design (much easier to scale)
- it was "serverless" before Serverless
- surprisingly performant
- no "unknown unknowns". it's so tried-and-true, there's no surprises
- deployment is so simple, just drop a file on a web server. No middleware needed.
- No long compile times because there is no compiling needed.
EDIT: why the downvotes? If you don't agree, just reply so we can have a healthy dialogue.
EDIT2: I also think there is something unique about PHP documentation. It has plenty of real life examples, and the ability for users to leave comments allows you to hear directly from others "gotchas" that people have experienced. I feel like PHP documentation is very undervalued.