As someone who switched from PHP to Python, I don't understand why this is so controversial as a statement. I'd expect 58 comments on Reddit or Slashdot, not on

As someone who switched from PHP to Python, I don't understand why this is so controversial as a statement. I'd expect 58 comments on Reddit or Slashdot, not on HN. (Aware of the irony of commenting on this myself, but please forgive me the blasphemy) TLDR is "It works for us, why shake things up?". Doesn't that fit the Startup ethos? Python and Django work for me far better, but I often find mod_php and php allow you to prep quick "small scripts" for sites that are far more easily deployed than an equivalent in Python or Ruby. I wouldn't build a whole site in PHP anymore, but I can see how one might feel the ease in testing / deploying might yield benefits.