Re: I couldn't understand why PHP is so popular. The PHP code looks so horrible compared with Java.

tenxian wrote:

Could you put up with the horrible PHP code?

Yes, I can. PHP is a language that's easy to learn and easy to use,
which is why so many choose to use it.

IMO, it's not much more horrible than C++ or Java; it all depends on
the programmer who makes use of it.

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