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> Part of the reason, may be that I am a much better Swift programmer, than PHP programmer

Hard not to think that's a major part of it. IME you make loads more corrections in languages you're more opinionated about (and opinionated usually follows more experience & confidence).

I correct AI Python all the time. When it cranks out TypeScript I just check it works.

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Yes and no. I have been working with PHP for over 25 years, but I've never loved the language. It's always been a "necessary evil." I know it fairly well. I've only been writing Swift for half that time, but I like the language, and play with it more.

I feel that the reason posited by another poster is more likely. There's a ton of mature, well-written, shipping, PHP out there, due to the open nature of most PHP, as opposed to Swift; where the more robust and mature implementation is likely behind proprietary walls. Most of the public Swift that I see, tends to be folks showing off its fancier features, in relatively small code samples.

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