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Well, PHP is obviously doing something right, or everyone else is doing something wrong since PHP still sits near the top of the heap in usage. I noticed this

• baddox 16y ago
  PHP still has a lot of momentum behind it, but I think that momentum will fade (or PHP will dramatically change). You still frequently see "PHP" as a three letter acronym on job postings, even if the employer doesn't use PHP. "PHP" in those cases basically just means "we want someone who develops software for the web." Or it might mean "we still have some old nasty PHP code that you may have to peek into from time to time." As for growth rate, I question any study on "programming language usage" because it's very hard to define what that even means. Still, I'm not surprised by their findings. We've all seen the explosion of Python—both with hobbyists and huge corporations. As for PHP still increasing, that could be attributed simply to the persistent increase in web usage in general. It doesn't necessarily mean PHP is "beating" Ruby.
• tomjen3 16y ago
  The thing PHP has going for it (other than an enormous momentum) is that 1) it is easy to get startet 2) it is supported by just about every single host ever
  • smokinn 16y ago
    And from a business perspective: 3) It's easy to hire for
    • eru 16y ago
      Though it's probably just as hard to get good PHP developers as it is to get good developers in general.