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What exactly makes PHP 8 shit?

• nsonha 4y ago
  no one has discussed it a million times on HN, so I don't exactly know
  • archerx 4y ago
    Ah, I see you’re just saying jt sucks just because the cargo cult says it sucks. Thanks for clarifying.
    • nsonha 4y ago
      The cargo cult says it sucks AND I say it sucks. There is no “because”. Maybe if you’re better at logic you would be able to code languages other than PHP.
      • rabuse 4y ago
        This reply is hilariously elitist.
• PetahNZ 4y ago
  No typed variables, no generics, threading/async is hard(er than other languages). [This is coming from a long time PHP dev who actually loves it.]
• PetahNZ 4y ago
  But what makes it good? It's fast, it uses low memory, it has a great package manager, it has great backwards compatibility, it has a huge ecosystem of libraries, it is easily integrated with other technology, it scales, it has an easier learning curve, it's easy to hire for (although it has been getting harder).
  • unity1001 4y ago
    > (although it has been getting harder) Its likely getting harder because PHP has developed its own specializations in the form of frameworks. Laravel is one, WordPress has become another. People look for 'Laravel developer', not 'PHP developer'. Or, 'Wocoomerce developer' -> not 'WordPress plugin developer', not 'WordPress developer', the least, not 'PHP developer'. Specializing in one of such emerging specialization fields pays !much more! than just developing on PHP, so it will become more difficult to find PHP developers into the future. Especially the WordPress enterprise ecosystem sucks a lot of WordPress/PHP developers out of the contracting market into high-paid, long-term jobs.