--- title: "Why PHP should be renamed to HypeScript" url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-php-should-be-renamed-to-hypescript-3pbscuh0r source_url: https://medium.com/@florian_4237/why-php-should-be-renamed-to-hypescript-5baa55992cf1?source=rss------php-5 type: article source: "Medium" published: 2023-02-28T15:05:44.522Z updated: 2024-04-09T15:22:35.374Z tags: ["webdev", "javascript", "php", "laravel"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 80 comments: 17 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why PHP should be renamed to HypeScript **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 6 min read · 80 upvotes · 17 comments ## Summary PHP is facing challenges as it is perceived as not cool anymore, leading to a decline in popularity among younger developers. The post suggests renaming PHP to HypeScript as a way to rebrand and attract new developers without changing the programming language. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@maretj** · 5 upvotes > I totaly agree on the point that PHP has grown tremendously during the past years, and the coming of PHP8 only helps in getting it better and safer. I too feel sad about the way it is seen today. > > I must admit that my first impression of it was pretty bad, it felt messy, but it's not the case anymore. It's one of my favorite language to dev on. > > I hope people would take the time to try it again and see for themselves how good it currently is ! Devs should stay tuned with how everything evolves around the internet, and not be biased about something just because it wasn't that good before,... **@3\_dwedar** · 4 upvotes > Really interesting article. The points were clear. > > Loved how he explained the **actual reason** that PHP is not the loved language anymore. Newer developers don't see it as so. I think I'm counted as one of the "young people" and I also see how is Laravel far far powerful than most JavaScript backend solutions. > > I'd say that we need a **rebranding** for PHP, maybe a *new logo*, *introducing types*, maybe start *using some new syntax in some places*. > And one of the things that might make a big difference in my opinion can be a *universal place for packages*. Yes we need to have somewhere to... **@varactor** · 2 upvotes > wow what a post.. love it... been 20 years working full time as a PHP developer and I agree with all of your points. **@carlosfonseca** · 0 upvotes > Interesting article. I begin programming in JS. Now in my first job the app is in pure PHP. I'm liking to learning PHP. Hyperscript seems a good name. The author has a point that I think we can expand to a lot of techs. "Techs are good as how much Hype they have?" **@itsahsan** · 0 upvotes > This article suggests that PHP needs a rebranding strategy to overcome these challenges and to attract more developers, investors, customers, and users. The article proposes that PHP be renamed to HypeScript, which sounds more catchy, trendy, and appealing. The article also provides mockups of how HypeScript could look, like a logo, website, book cover, etc. > The article is provocative and humorous but could be seen as biased or unrealistic. It does not provide data or evidence to support its claims or show how renaming PHP would benefit the language or its users. It must also address... ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#laravel](https://daily.dev/tags/laravel) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-php-should-be-renamed-to-hypescript-3pbscuh0r)