For someone who's been programming in PHP for over a decade and is now thinking about doing my next project in React, this makes me second-guess myself hard.
Coming from PHP to JS is the best possible thing to happen to my life, I now write everything with it, if not for performance issue I'd love to use it on embedded system.
Did bro just say php wtf?
Newborn here. Starting with HTML tomorrow. Wish me luck!
If you feel discouraged with this, don't. While Js is a flawed language, it is widely adopted. Just go build projects and you should be fine.
I'm soooo confused right now. I don't even know what to learn anymore πππ
I remember since i was in the programming vocation high school, for server side programming or website development that i was taught about html, css, php, mysql, and js... it was fun to know how programming works. from there i learned about desktop programming like java, and this was where i was aware about how multi threading and event handler work. that time i moved my interest to code desktop/server program until uni. learned about android programming too. before graduated from uni, i learned how to code c/c++ and use it for my final project, glad to knew Qt framework that already cover gui and event handler... until today i mostly code in c++ for job or side/personal project... glad to know how kind of type programs created, what are inside that, is it need to use system call from os, and etc...
This community is WAY too concerned with what they use to create something over what they actually create. Users don't know what JS, PHP or fucklang are, they care that you made a cool thing. If you can't make a cool thing in JS, PHP or whatever the fuck else that's a you problem.
I fucking love this π Got into coding two weeks ago and are tackling JS right now, nice to know I have 549 weeks left before I start regretting π
PHP can be a solid choice for rapid development in startups due to its simplicity, large ecosystem, and quick deployment capabilities. However, it often struggles to scale effectively for enterprise backends, where maintainability, performance, and modern development practices are critical. Its inconsistent syntax, legacy baggage, and limited support for modern architectures can make long-term scalability and collaboration challenging. Additionally, deploying and managing PHP applications in cloud environments can be more cumbersome compared to container-friendly languages like Node.js, Go, or Python, which are better optimized for serverless and microservices architectures.
I have written 15 years PHP, but also written more than 20 years JavaScript. Some like PHP, some not, you have to work with it to know if you like it or not. Point 2 is what you need, you have to work in a language for years to say something about it.
Me after 10 years of web development "How to center a div π"
PHP β because every click is worth a page reload
Instructions unclear, im half a decade in and regretting my choices
Prime you canβt make me question my life choices like that
Even if you work with JS for 10 years, an interviwer can make you sweat bullets by asking you, what will be the output for an arithmatic expression. Eg {} + [] , [] + {} , 3 + "7" , "7" + 3 try answering this expressions without using REPL.
I learnt python, then I learnt rust, then I learnt C, and now TS and JS isn't as hard as I thought
I personally have good experience with JS, GO, Python. And I started to regret after realizing how much faster I could move with PHP. PHP is #1 for building CMS. And CMS is the biggest part of software development where u mess up with CRUD :)
It's the way bro just said "spend 1 decade" ππ
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