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Modern PHP has evolved significantly with features like JIT compilation, readonly immutability, enums, attributes, and a robust type system comparable to TypeScript. Unlike JavaScript frameworks, PHP requires no build steps, transpilation, or bundling—developers can write code and deploy directly. The ecosystem includes tools like Laravel for rapid development, with production-ready setup achievable through simple commands. PHP 8+ offers type safety, expressiveness, and modern language features that challenge outdated perceptions of the language.

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Totally agree with this. I started working with PHP 5.6, and coming back to PHP 8.2 feels like working with a completely different language. Strong typing, enums, readonly properties, and better tooling have made day-to-day development much cleaner and safer. Modern PHP is fast, expressive, and honestly underrated — it just works.

Why PHP? Because it pays the bills.

I don’t need 300k of javascript to render a table and an image.

because WordPress still dominates the market lol. The end.