My mind is honestly blown by people here thinking that half-assed type checking, local variables, and classes are novel and unique features of PHP which make it

My mind is honestly blown by people here thinking that half-assed type checking, local variables, and classes are novel and unique features of PHP which make it better than most other languages. Am I really living in a world where people try PHP, and try Javascript, and consider themselves well-informed expert programmers who have seen all there is to see? :S A perfect metaphor for me reading this thread: https://i.imgur.com/fKX2Xoh.png https://i.imgur.com/fKX2Xoh.png