The overall tone is dismissive. If I were new to php and read this, my only takeaway would be “this is awful you are not cut out to program why even bother.” T

The overall tone is dismissive. If I were new to php and read this, my only takeaway would be “this is awful you are not cut out to program why even bother.” The last line is also mean - you don’t need to diminish the scope for someone’s first project. Was the purpose of your comment to help this person improve? Or to show your superiority? It came across as the latter but was so close to being really awesome if the negativity werent present.