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PHP, the COBOL of the 21st century.

No, Java is the COBOL of the 21st century. There's not a whole lot of business logic being done with PHP. There's a ton done with Java, though.

Yea but at the end of the century no one will ask with the same incredulity why we wrote anything in Java as why we wrote anything in PHP.

If you're going to inflame language wars why hide behind throwaway accounts?

Haven't felt the need to comment till now. Language wars help pass the time when you need a distraction :).