PHP is dead

PHP is the only interpreted language with real enforced types.
JS and python don't have real typing systems. TS is a lame crutch.
 
Most people complaining about PHP are thinking LAMP days.
nono - these days we use runtimes like https://swoole.com/.
and frameworks like https://hyperf.wiki/3.1/#/en/router

It turns PHP into golang -> coroutines, connection pooling, schedulers, websockets anything u want. I have not seen such complete packages like hyperf in other languages
 
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PHP is just perfect and it's versatile.

In 2025, it's all the vibe coders saying that php is dead because their AI defaults to ReactJS
 
Whatever AI prefers will survive because next generation of coders can't write a line of code without the help of AI.
 
I had to learn PHP first in 2009, then i combined that with Joomla knowledge and i was in a couple different companies, which all build on PHP for years.

Now ... i don't like it at all, haha :D
I think it's an architectural flaw, because it is built for synchron requests - when you visit a website, click a link and the whole website needs to load (little zap) - you can do things with cache optimization like opcache / varnish, but this is a very simple caching in contrast to better developments and YES - i love NextJS, which runs on NodeJS and PHPler can hate all day long (not so serious i hope, love you guys), but i think the result is a way better user experience.
 
Who else identifies with this? I basically made my first relevant $ on PHP and just wordpress has paid more bills than anything else over the years for me!

1995: PHP is dead, learn ColdFusion
2003: PHP is dead, learn Django
2004: PHP is dead, learn Ruby on Rails
2010: PHP is dead, learn Flask
2011: PHP is dead, learn AngularJS
2016: PHP is dead, learn Next.js
2022: PHP is dead, learn Go
2025: Okay this is weird...

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PHP is not dead, it is still widely used, especially with WordPress.
Many people still earn money with it, and it continues to get updates and support.
 
It’s funny how trends come and go, but PHP stays relevant because of its massive ecosystem
 
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