---
title: "React is not PHP"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/react-is-not-php-g1j3hepmi
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMPq4bhGp8E
type: video:youtube
source: "Theo - t3․gg"
published: 2024-11-20T18:45:34.403Z
updated: 2024-12-08T21:04:15.794Z
tags: ["webdev", "react", "php"]
reading_time: 18
upvotes: 33
comments: 11
language: en
---

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# React is not PHP

**[Theo - t3․gg](https://daily.dev/sources/t3dotgg)** · 18 min read · 33 upvotes · 11 comments

## Summary

The discussion revolves around the evolution from PHP to modern fullstack JavaScript frameworks like React and Next.js. It highlights the differences and advancements made in server components, bridging the gap between backend and frontend developers, and showcasing tools like Convex for seamless backend integration. The post emphasizes the complexity of modern web applications compared to simpler past projects and argues that new tools and frameworks enable more efficient development.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMPq4bhGp8E>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@nicolasbui** · 17 upvotes

> 90% of the video is Theo reading the post  ...
> So if you watch all the video:
> - you praised this guy for reading the article for you...
> - you are so lazy, so you don't want to read the article
> - you are not sure about your opinions and need the confirmation of others (oh my the influencer !)
> - you are just curious ... (like me)
> I just watch 1min and jump quickly to the end. So, for me, watching this video is obviously and waste of time ... just to help this guy making money ...
> Damn ...

**@laurasofia** · 5 upvotes

> Next up: jQuery is not C#

**@hinstance** · 0 upvotes

> Both React and PHP are dead for me; they're 100% outdated and discredited themselves with multiple bad decisions their authors made in the lifetime of their framework or programming language.

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Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php)

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