languages
Go vs PHP
PHP started first, in 1995, 14 years before Go.
Why Go lasted
- A Google language that is boring on purpose. Boring compiled to a single binary is a career.
- The cloud, Kubernetes, and a generation of CLIs are written in it.
Why PHP lasted
- WordPress, Wikipedia, Facebook's first decade, and a billion shared hosts.
- Cheap hosting plus a language that deploys as files is a distribution machine.
Questions
Which is older, Go or PHP?
PHP started first, in 1995, 14 years before Go.
How long has PHP been running?
PHP has been up 31 years 101 days, since 1995-06-08.
How long has Go been running?
Go has been up 16 years 311 days, since 2009-11-10.
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