WordPress moving away from PHP to JavaScript

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On 2024-04-21 02:12, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> 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.

I wonder what you saw back then was bad PHP programming practices?


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