# PHP [[Programming Languages]] The best of languages, the worst of languages. I do actually think that PHP is a tool for levelling the playing field, as it makes it very easy to become addicted to [[Programming]]: you always have a running app, there is not scaffolding or tooling or boilerplate to get to a running program. I learned with [[BASIC]] and got hooked exactly because of that. ## Articles - [I still love PHP and JavaScript | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32325055) Here's a useful trick to access "secret" variable using a lambda: ![[PHP-1661477993204.jpeg]] ## Links LInked as a [[Reddit]] comment after my HN post: - [Why PHP is AWESOME ( PHP vs NodeJS & Python ) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHAMa4YvNms) [[2022-08-13]] - [How opcache works](https://www.npopov.com/2021/10/13/How-opcache-works.html)