I hope its referred to as "this is the article idiots who know nothing about mod...

lelanthran · 2026-09-23T01:26:08

There's a lot of hype-chasing morons who diss old languages without knowing the first thing about them.

You'd be shocked at the number of developers that believe C has no types.

bel8 · 2026-09-23T02:09:30

Yeah it's an instant red flag when someone links that outdated article.

Signals their ease to spit out incorrect information with confidence. That has no place in engineering.

imtringued · 2026-09-23T11:13:58

I use a 20 year old web framework with an 18 year old build system and it was good the moment it came out. That's 66% of the lifespan of old PHP (its still around) and 181% of the lifespan of modern PHP.

You guys are in an awkward position where you are both the old grandpa and the new kid on the block simultaneously while there are competent middle aged workers around.

bel8 · 2026-09-23T13:09:33

"You guys"? lol it's just a tool. I don't identify as "a PHP guy" for the same reason I don't identify as a "Rust guy". And labeling others like that is yet another red flag.

I use many languages. Some more than PHP. But that's besides the point.

all2 · 2026-09-23T20:10:03

I just thought it was funny. But ok.