---
title: "PHP Doesn't Suck Anymore"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-doesn-t-suck-anymore-syu7rbzwm
source_url: https://developerjoy.co/blog/php-doesnt-suck-anymore
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-05-04T09:51:45.995Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:03:37.463Z
tags: ["webdev", "php"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 65
comments: 17
language: en
---

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# PHP Doesn't Suck Anymore

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 3 min read · 65 upvotes · 17 comments

## Summary

PHP has undergone significant changes since 2012 and has become a more efficient, readable, and maintainable language. With improvements in error handling, the introduction of attributes and enums, PHP is a robust and reliable choice for web development.

## Full article

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@cnastasi** · 6 upvotes

> Interesting list.
>
> Could be more interesting if provided with some example and not just words. Sometimes a piece of code talks more than a thousan words

**@eatmailyo** · 3 upvotes

> Yes, PHP getting closer to other languages in code style and variable typing

**@mykytanikitenko42** · 3 upvotes

> Completely disagree. It just became more of a mess than it used to be before

**@alhaqh** · 2 upvotes

> PHP is just a very mature language with very mature frameworks, libraries and tools such as Laravel.
>
> It makes building applications extremely easy, quick and fun. But I still hate the languages and hate the fact it's not strictly typed..

**@avinashdalvi\_** · 2 upvotes

> Insightful blog with why PHP is still better options. Good one.

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