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		k__ on May 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A look at modern PHP I used PHP in v4/5 times and had the impression development slowed down until I heard about all the "FB being bullish on PHP" announcements.

zuppy on May 5, 2020 [–]

php 7.0 has been released 5 years ago, I think it's about time to stop using php5 as an argument for anything related to the present state.

k__ on May 5, 2020 | [–]

I'm not saying PHP is doing bad today.

I'm saying that back in the days it looked like it will go downhill, but then a big player used it and that saved it.

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