Honestly, I can't care less about "languages". To me they're just syntax. And for all the kind of web applications I've built, the performance has never been a

Honestly, I can't care less about "languages". To me they're just syntax. And for all the kind of web applications I've built, the performance has never been a big concern over other stuff such as building features, fixing bugs, development speed, etc. What does matter A LOT for me is the ecosystem, the tools, the editor support, the libraries, the frameworks, the community, etc. And PHP does GREAT at this. I'm using Laravel nowadays and it feels like a better Rails, with better tooling, better editor integration, more people using it, more community, more libraries, etc. Is the language a bit uglier? yes, but I don't care about the syntax, everything else matters a lot more to me.