As an author of a PHP app, it's because there are better languages with better defaults out there. I don't understand why you would use a language with clunky l

As an author of a PHP app, it's because there are better languages with better defaults out there. I don't understand why you would use a language with clunky libraries and hacked modules when you could use python, ruby, or node (amongst other great choices). Why would you choose something kinda grimy when you don't have to?