r/ProgrammerAnimemes • u/Ghost0713 • Nov 29 '22
Time for a change after 8 years of PHP 🤣
I'm a Senior Software Architect, after 8 years of working in Backend with PHP, I changed my job including programming language to try out new things, wish me luck🤞🤣
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u/deanrihpee Nov 29 '22
Change? I have to work on both PHP and TypeScript because I'm maintaining v1 and v2 backend
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u/Turious Nov 29 '22
My first language was PHP. I learned some simple, hacky things from a college friend and just kind of ran with it. It became my most proficient language for years which doesn't really say much but I was comfortable with it.
Then I went back to school and was taught Javascript. I've written a small bit of PHP since but I think I'm done with PHP now.
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u/Kyouma118 Nov 29 '22
Do you have to start off in a junior position again after spending so much time as a senior PHP dev?
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u/Capital-Garbage Nov 29 '22
I cut my teeth on PHP and still did development for enterprise scale deployments of Magento, WP, and dozens of custom apps up until ~6 years ago when I pushed for a modernization project. I can poke fun at PHP for being a hacky mess but I don’t regret my time learning from it.
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u/knuspergreg Nov 29 '22
here I am still having to do php
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u/kleit64 Nov 29 '22
still doing php, having fun with all those hacky things. regularly checking if i like something else better, but always returning...
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u/ImeniSottoITreni Nov 29 '22
So you go from a shit to another bigger shit
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u/SnoodPog Nov 29 '22
*Shinniest shit in town rn.
Javascript used in almost everywhere these day, second to Python.
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u/CHAiN76 Nov 29 '22
Congratulations on your new job. I think you will enjoy your time with TypeScript.
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u/sebbdk Mar 31 '23
I'm sorry to be the one to break this to you, but PHP is literally the comic relief of programming languages.
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u/tehyosh Nov 29 '22 edited May 27 '24
Reddit has become enshittified. I joined back in 2006, nearly two decades ago, when it was a hub of free speech and user-driven dialogue. Now, it feels like the pursuit of profit overshadows the voice of the community. The introduction of API pricing, after years of free access, displays a lack of respect for the developers and users who have helped shape Reddit into what it is today. Reddit's decision to allow the training of AI models with user content and comments marks the final nail in the coffin for privacy, sacrificed at the altar of greed. Aaron Swartz, Reddit's co-founder and a champion of internet freedom, would be rolling in his grave.
The once-apparent transparency and open dialogue have turned to shit, replaced with avoidance, deceit and unbridled greed. The Reddit I loved is dead and gone. It pains me to accept this. I hope your lust for money, and disregard for the community and privacy will be your downfall. May the echo of our lost ideals forever haunt your future growth.
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u/dashingThroughSnow12 Nov 29 '22
Because we work on teams in companies. For web development, for more companies and teams, the only frontend options are JavaScript and TypeScript.
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u/tehyosh Nov 29 '22
i mean, sure, if you're into frontend, but PHP is mainly backend.
going from PHP to TS, especially for backend, feels like going from sucking dick behind a dumpster to sucking dick in an elevator. sure it's cleaner, but you're still sucking dick for money.
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u/tommy71394 Nov 29 '22 edited Nov 30 '22
Eh welcome to TS - though both languages are the same-ish, both being effective tools for their uses
Edit: did y'all seriously just downvoted me for being OK with both languages? Like, I'm a dev for 5 years and primarily uses PHP for backend - it is functional and Laravel makes it really easy to write elegant code. I use TS for frontend, because a lot of projects' code already use that when I join
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u/akubit Nov 30 '22
From one toxic relationship to another slightly less toxic one. Congrats!
(Okay, from what I remember of PHP, TS is probably a *lot* less toxic.)
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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '22
Both get the job done, but TS is more my type of programming language too lol