It's not very nice to refer to people as being stupid for wanting to use PHP, or likewise for those who code in PHP themselves.
My Erlang isn't bad, but it would be madness for me to suggest it to a client. What happens if I get run over by a bus tomorrow, or we need to bring extra coders on board?
Erlang, for all its many, many favours, is just not appropriate for the average-client-on-the-street.
I realise that you didn't use Erlang as an example, but there's a reason why there's so much work for competent PHP programmers, and it's not stupidity.
My Erlang isn't bad, but it would be madness for me to suggest it to a client. What happens if I get run over by a bus tomorrow, or we need to bring extra coders on board?
Erlang, for all its many, many favours, is just not appropriate for the average-client-on-the-street.
I realise that you didn't use Erlang as an example, but there's a reason why there's so much work for competent PHP programmers, and it's not stupidity.