Eh, modern PHP is pretty good. Sure the stdlib still has warts but that’s largely due to a reluctance to break compatibility. Recent versions are plenty fast e

Eh, modern PHP is pretty good. Sure the stdlib still has warts but that’s largely due to a reluctance to break compatibility. Recent versions are plenty fast enough for the majority of web purposes, it does tons of stuff out of the box, it’s share-nothing nature is a good fit for web services, and for a dynamic language it has a surprisingly strong type system.