> You're living in a HN bubble if you seriously think no new projects are being created in PHP, or if you think there are no valid use cases for PHP in modern applications.

I asked for reasons. You just told me it happens. I know it happens, I want to see a solid justification.

> Simply take a look at popular job sites - you don't even have to look at Monster.

For less pay.

> Once you get into the higher level of skill, though, it starts evening out. IIRC the average senior salary for Ruby/RoR devs is only ~$5,000 more than a PHP dev.

Why shouldn't I take the job with better pay and a better language?