> Of course I'm aware of the cons of programming in PHP versus other languages PHP has come a long way. With v7 (and soon v8) and with Laravel programming in P

> Of course I'm aware of the cons of programming in PHP versus other languages PHP has come a long way. With v7 (and soon v8) and with Laravel programming in PHP is not only a delight, but also extremely robust and fast. For the front-end, jQuery to Vuejs is not a big leap. You can sprinkle it around to test waters and gain confidence. Such a pleasure to work with.