I think probably the most ironic thing about all the hate PHP gets, is that those who hate it the most seem to assume that the people who chose to use it did so without exploring other options.
So {your favorite language here} was turned down by a potential developer because they saw PHP as the better option. People aren't stupid but from all the rhetoric it seems the "geniuses" in the group think they are.
I wish I could request a POLL here. I'd ask, from all the people who hate PHP and write extremely long posts about their hate for the language: How many of you used some of that energy you expend hating PHP to write a patch or feature for your favorite language to make it more desirable for other developers?
So {your favorite language here} was turned down by a potential developer because they saw PHP as the better option. People aren't stupid but from all the rhetoric it seems the "geniuses" in the group think they are.
I wish I could request a POLL here. I'd ask, from all the people who hate PHP and write extremely long posts about their hate for the language: How many of you used some of that energy you expend hating PHP to write a patch or feature for your favorite language to make it more desirable for other developers?