> I mean, write a simple plugin that enables you to embed these using a shortcode
Ok, so learn php when they could just use js which they likely already know and likely get paid to know.
Wordpress and php are negative value skills, you do not want to advertise that you know those things as a developer because someone might try to hire you for them.
You've been hilariously accurate here—I was actually a WordPress dev for years, and now I don't mention it because I'm not interested in those jobs. Haven't even told any of my colleagues!
> Wordpress and php are negative value skills, you do not want to advertise that you know those things as a developer because someone might try to hire you for them.
It's the truth, the jobs that use php are not the ones I want to work in. People are saying php is actually good nowadays but I have no reason or desire to learn it. I don't want to learn or work with wordpress, I already know as many scripting languages as I need to know, and there are no companies I want to work for that use php.
I'm already in the part of my career where learning another programming language is not what will take me to the next level so unless there is something unique about a programming language that makes it very useful I'm not interested in learning it.
Learning how to use more tools is not necessarily better when you are already proficient in other more flexible tools.
Your personal view is not widespread though, your original message would have been better left off with out bashing PHP because YOU don't find a use for it.
There's billions of dollars in revenue generated yearly from PHP sites. And not just "legacy" either, I'm talking evergreen PHP apps being built and generating revenue.
It's just as alive and well if not even more alive than some other languages people prefer over it.
It means I, for example, wish I didn't know how to use WP and PHP so I didn't have to work on them in our legacy apps. Because I don't want to write or read PHP. I'm much happier when I don't have to. Get paid the same either way.
Ok, so learn php when they could just use js which they likely already know and likely get paid to know.
Wordpress and php are negative value skills, you do not want to advertise that you know those things as a developer because someone might try to hire you for them.