> It has to do with the lack of static types We're using PHP 7, with declare(strict_types=1) everywhere. > the "flexible" (i.e. lax) syntax, silent errors, an

> It has to do with the lack of static types We're using PHP 7, with declare(strict_types=1) everywhere. > the "flexible" (i.e. lax) syntax, silent errors, and type coercion We use return types with strict_types=1, and throw exceptions if something is going wrong rather than proceeding with invalid state. If something was going to return a falsy value where e.g. a string was expected, PHP will throw a TypeError instead. https://3v4l.org/8VR05 https://3v4l.org/8VR05 > But, even more than that, it has to do with the practices of PHP's maintainers. I suspect HHVM is better, but I can't say for sure. The release manager for PHP 7.2 is a former HHVM dev, who is very much about correctness and maintainability. It sounds like your opinion of PHP is based on circa 5.3 and earlier, but a lot has improved in 7.0 and newer. I'd definitely recommend giving newer code a second look. http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/php7/ http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/php7/ https://paragonie.com/blog/2017/02/cryptographically-secure-php-development https://paragonie.com/blog/2017/02/cryptographically-secure-...