With the changes in PHP 7.0/7.1 & the powerful frameworks (Laravel & Symfony), PHP has made a dramatic turn for the better in the past ~3 years. I work with Lar

With the changes in PHP 7.0/7.1 & the powerful frameworks (Laravel & Symfony), PHP has made a dramatic turn for the better in the past ~3 years. I work with Laravel daily and it is actually an enjoyable experience using PHP. Most of the hate for PHP comes from the PHP 4 days, but we are well past that and charging ahead with featureful yearly releases.