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Was anyone else surprised to see Kbin being written in PHP? (self.programming)

submitted 1 year ago by WatTyler to c/programming@beehaw.org

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I don't know if it's due to over-exposure to programming memes but I certainly believed that no one was starting new PHP projects in 2023 (or 2020, or 2018, or 2012...). I was under the impression we only still discussed it at all because WordPress is still around.

Would a PHP evangelist like to disabuse me of my notions and make an argument for using PHP for projects such as Kbin in this day and age?

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[-] aksdb@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No it's not. If I work on something in my free time / voluntarily, I want to have fun. I want to enjoy it. If PHP pisses me off but Rust thrills me, of course I choose Rust. That's the freedom you have if you start a project. That there are more maintainers and even a bunch of contributors underlines that it was the right choice.

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