Why is PHP the best language? You might say the syntax is easy to learn, the deployment is simple, the functions are comprehensive, and you might even laugh at me for making fun of PHP.

In my opinion, PHP is the best language on the planet because so many people use it.

The data chart above is the market share of server-side scripting language provided by W3Techs website. Please understand the chart with the following information:

  • The sample is www.alexa.com/, the top 10 million websites in the world;
  • This data is updated daily.

The preceding information is from Technologies Overview.

Most commercial websites use PHP, which will result in a huge demand for PHP talent and a large number of people to learn and use PHP.

PHP in the future

The future of PHP is determined by PHP7, so let’s take a look at PHP7.

Zend, the company that invented PHP, published PHP compared to other languages

C++ vs Python vs PHP vs Java vs NodeJS

As a result, PHP7 is, without a doubt, the fastest scripting language.

When you look at this watch, be careful:

  • Total CPU timeThe lower the faster;
  • Slower thanIn the column,C++contrastC++How much slowerCPU time.previousIs how much slower it is compared to the last ranked language in the listCPU time.
  • Java 8 (non-std lib) 与 Python 2.7 + PyPyBecause there is no support for a general function library, only reference is not included in the calculation.

The brief analysis results are as follows:

  • NodeJS is twice as fast.
  • Java 8 is nearly twice as slow.
  • Python has no major performance changes. Each new version is slightly faster than the last, but overall Python is 15 times slower than C++.
  • Perl has the same trend as Python and is 22 times slower than C++.
  • PHP 5.x is the slowest, running between 47 and 60 times faster than C++.
  • PHP 7 is the most impressive. It is 10 times faster than PHP 5.x and three times faster than Python, the next scripting language.

In conclusion, PHP guys, you’re on the right track. You have to learn the best language anyway, at least there won’t be too few job opportunities.

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