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Outside of the HN echo chamber, PHP is still what drives a lot, probably most of the web. Wordpress alone accounts for 30% of websites [1]. That translates to
by thaumaturgy 8y ago
Outside of the HN echo chamber, PHP is still what drives a lot, probably most of the web. Wordpress alone accounts for 30% of websites [1].
That translates to easy access to labor for a lot of companies. If you want a quick web app stood up, you can have your pick between a few hundred thousand hungry PHP devs or the three node.js devs that are currently considering being available for new work.
...'course, a lot of those cheap PHP devs will turn out some horrifyingly bad code, but that's not PHP's fault, and most businesses don't care.
[1]: https://venturebeat.com/2018/03/05/wordpress-now-powers-30-of-websites/ https://venturebeat.com/2018/03/05/wordpress-now-powers-30-o...
- uniclaude 8y agoI didn't look for numbers to back this, but I'm not sure node is that far behind in term of available developers (clearly not three vs hundreds of thousands), there is an enormous amount of Javascript developers today, and even those who do not use node can be ready for simple server-side development in a matter of days. Wordpress powering most of the web is not necessarily a good indicator of the popularity of the language among developers, as the whole point of Wordpress is that you do not need to be a developer to operate your website.
- thaumaturgy 8y agoI may have added a dash of hyperbole in my comment for humor.