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Discussion on: Why bashing PHP makes you look stupid

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I don't share this assessment. First, I don't think that Perl or Java were less suitable for the web. The developers using these languages simply didn't "adopt" web early on. Secondly, while there are many solutions addressing structural issues of PHP (for example GO), these aren't the popular alternatives. Instead, node "rules" the backends when it comes to sheer numbers, and that certainly doesn't produce an advantageous outcome. Lastly, especially with the rise of Laravel, PHP isn't "going down" either. It's still the most used language despite all the diversity we have today.