Every time someone says there’s really nothing that stands about php I roll my eyes. Php usually competes with JavaScript and python, all three being dynamic languages.
First of all, php is faster than python, and ruby and probably most dynamic languages except JavaScript.
So in terms of performance, modern php is ahead of the other languages and it scales well.
Regarding features, php has the best support for classes and types out of the three languages. So if you want to design a classic oo system, php has the best features language-wise.
Php also has a great community (good ides, good package manager, good open source libraries and frameworks).
What do other languages offer that php doesn’t have?
First of all, php is faster than python, and ruby and probably most dynamic languages except JavaScript.
So in terms of performance, modern php is ahead of the other languages and it scales well.
Regarding features, php has the best support for classes and types out of the three languages. So if you want to design a classic oo system, php has the best features language-wise.
Php also has a great community (good ides, good package manager, good open source libraries and frameworks).
What do other languages offer that php doesn’t have?