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PHP is popular because of it's simplicity, low cost (like zero) of entry and because of Wordpress. But the pay rate for PHP developers is miniscule because eve
by gesman 13y ago
PHP is popular because of it's simplicity, low cost (like zero) of entry and because of Wordpress.
But the pay rate for PHP developers is miniscule because every Pakistani and Indian is a PHP expert for $1/hr. Try to post a $20 professional website job on Elancer - and in 10 minutes you'll get 20 lancers eating each other for your "business".
So "thriving" is to be taken with a grain of salt.
- bdcravens 13y agoI don't think that's a fair evaluation of any language. I also don't see how Ruby or Node or Python don't have a zero cost of entry.
- saraid216 13y agoYou're forgetting Drupal.
- jmgtan 13y agoWell you want to avoid those freelance sites anyway regardless if you're doing projects using php or not. Making a good living building stuff is not even about what language you use, it's all about networking and how good you're talking with clients.