That's a correct remark. I detailed about why I think php is a bad language to start in one of the comments below :) Basically, the "facebook argument" is wide

That's a correct remark. I detailed about why I think php is a bad language to start in one of the comments below :) Basically, the "facebook argument" is widely used to prove that php is good for solving real-world problems, but the truth is, facebook is a complex system and it is not written entirely in php, like some people seem to think.