Honestly, I'm still using PHP. Tried and true. Who cares if it's hated? Very few end users know, or even care, what it's built with. They care whether it works

Honestly, I'm still using PHP. Tried and true. Who cares if it's hated? Very few end users know, or even care, what it's built with. They care whether it works or not. Do you care if your house was built with DeWalt battery nail guns or a hammer? Do you care if your Uber Eats came via a Honda or a scooter? Sure, PHP 8 has a couple issues if you're upgrading old code. But so does any code base. Beware of the greener grass. Be thankful you're not upgrading to python 3, angular, or anything that starts with "R" and ends with "eact". Just because Hacker News hates on PHP doesn't mean it's the wrong tool for your job. It's clearly working for you so far, so it might be the best balance still. Remember that all of these decisions about systems and languages and frameworks are trade-offs of balance, not correctness. Also, refactoring in a new language will be more painful than supporting and maintaining PHP8.