So I met this guy, who thinks PHP is better than node.

Me : **ignores and moves on**

It depends on the person writing it ;;;;;;;;;))))))))))))))))))

@Linux That face looks a tiny bit fucked up ;;;;;;;;;;;;}}}}}}}}}}}}}

I saw this guy who enjoys RAM hungry applications instead of PHP.

He’s still buying more RAM.

This: $
And this: ->

Why god, why?

So i met this guy who thinks universally "better" solutions exist

@hell That's just a way to differentiate between types and relations.. We came from a very sequential structure, though they implemented OO over that, and those old scripts should still work perfectly despite some deprecation solving..

Strict ftw (:

@xewl I know, I just can't stand its syntax :)

@hell use static methods if that really drives you crazy.

-> becomes ::

As for the $, well every language has its pain points.

@hell return STAND ?: SIT; 🤣

Because you can't have a personal opinion?

@C0D4 You must like Laravel too... recommending to use static methods just so -> will be written as :: is a terrible advice, there is a reason and a place where static methods should be used, using them unnecessarily can really take a toll on your codebase.

@hell Do you like JS's syntax? Especially how objects are defined?

@mega6382
If you ask me, the only syntax I like is python

and Yes, PHP is better than Node.js, have you seen the benchmarks for PHP 7+?

Are you aware that Async frameworks exist for php, like Amphp, swoole, reactphp etc.

And with type strict option, it truly makes it whole.

@mega6382 it was a suggestion to deal with someone’s phobia of syntax rather then just suck it up and deal with it. Not advice by any means.

@mega6382 no

So I met this guy using Node
His backend is using gigabytes of RAM ;;;;;;;;;;;)))))))))))))

@mega6382 benchmarks are not a great a great source. GoLang is much faster, but it doens't mean it's better. I love it, but it is limited in some aspects, as is every language.

I just created a http server in PHP using EventBase, EventHTTP class. I dont know why it is still blocking

@DawidCyron Sure, but as I also mentioned, that you have the ability to write non-blocking I/O applications in php, which was the only selling point of Node.js, and same can also be done in ruby and python.