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We're used to it . You're wrong, though!

Haha not surprised - ecosystem seems to be doing very well.

The fact that everyone thinks that PHP is terrible is really good at keeping the ecosystem healthy. No one is swooping in and overcomplicating the stack for internet brownie points. If something exists, it exists to solve a real problem.

What was his response?

Making money in PHP is better than making none at all!

We both just laughed

Glad he was able to take it in stride. I bet it was funny when you realized who it was

To be fair, the guy is doing alright. His business is booming. He probably gets the PHP pity all the time and has learnt to deal with it.

That's kind of a mean thing to say. Maybe that's what your shrug meant?

You must be fun at parties

More fun that the guy that asks what you do and then responds with "that sucks"!