PHP for Me?

Have you ever asked yourself why there are so many programming languages? Apart from such "mainstream" languages as C, C++, Pascal, and the like, there are others such as Logo, Cobol, Fortran, Simula, and many more exotic languages. Most software developers don't really think about alternative programming languages when outlining a project; they have their preferred language (maybe a corporate-dictated language), know its advantages as well as its drawbacks, and adapt the project according to the language's specific strengths and weaknesses. But this might impose unnecessary additional workload to level out flaws in the chosen language.

Knowing how to use a language but lacking the knowledge of its specific concepts is like a truck ...

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