WordPress moving away from PHP to JavaScript

[Steve Litt]

Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Sat, 20 Apr 2024 07:32:10 -0700

>Hi,
>
>This article says WordPress is moving away from PHP to JavaScript.  I 
>think WordPress is shooting itself in the foot.  My main question has
>to do with resources given the shift from server side processing to
>browser based processing.
>
>https://thenewstack.io/why-php-usage-has-declined-by-40-in-just-over-2-years/
>
>Your thoughts are much appreciated.

Ten years ago PHP was a massive security risk, but from what I
understand now it's as safe as anything else. I'd sure as hell rather
write a Wordpress like thing in PHP than in any variant of Javascript.

SteveT

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