Ask HN: Has YC ever invested in a startup built with PHP
Simple question.
Havent noticed any of the startups where Ycombinator has invested that is built with PHP language ( Ruby and Python seem to be the favourites ), )
Havent noticed any of the startups where Ycombinator has invested that is built with PHP language ( Ruby and Python seem to be the favourites ), )
ETA: And I see Rasmus Lerdorf released a deployment tool he developed there written in PHP because Capistrano couldn't do everything he needed. I have been looking for something like this. Thanks for asking this question, I would likely have never found this otherwise! ;)
Facebook also hired some PHP founders to "get rid of PHP by using PHP" , eventually some new compiler was developed,
was that the reason they hired Lerdorf - too late to chage the language and to to minimize the damage that comes from being a PHP-based startup ? Seems like this could be true - because as you mentioned:
"Rasmus Lerdorf released a deployment tool he developed there written in PHP because Capistrano couldn't do everything he needed."
I'm not going to play the PHP bashing game. PHP is a tool and I'm neutral on tools. They are in my tool box and I grab the one best suited for the job. As a professional web developer, sometimes I have the luxury of my own choice, sometimes I don't.
Also, I don't see how developing a deployment tool because the existing tools fall short of your needs is an indication of poor language choice.
Anyways, all you have to do is a Google search to answer your own question. I found two in a quick search, I could probably find more.