I actually think this article undersells PHP, as it doesn't mention the incredible additions that PHP 8 introduces, nor does it mention excellent static analysis tools like PHPStan.
I recently rewrote a PHP web app in Rust (https://soapstone.mradford.com/riir/) and although it was interesting, I think it would have been better staying a PHP app. As nice as the Rust compiler was, I felt PHPStan would have automatically caught a similar number of bugs, all the while feeling less combative.
I recently rewrote a PHP web app in Rust (https://soapstone.mradford.com/riir/) and although it was interesting, I think it would have been better staying a PHP app. As nice as the Rust compiler was, I felt PHPStan would have automatically caught a similar number of bugs, all the while feeling less combative.