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As a former small-time webhoster, I ran PHP because it was the easiest to run, but that doesn't mean it was the best app platform or the easiest to develop with
by emteycz 5y ago
As a former small-time webhoster, I ran PHP because it was the easiest to run, but that doesn't mean it was the best app platform or the easiest to develop with. Making Ruby or Python or Java hosting was out of reach back then (without Docker and other niceties of today).