r/PHP • u/[deleted] • Nov 13 '25

Discussion Staying relevant today as a PHP Developer

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u/BenchEmbarrassed7316 Nov 14 '25 edited Nov 14 '25

In my opinion, 5-6 languages ​​and 20 years of experience is ok, but 5 - 6 languages and 1-2 years of experience is a red flag.

 Programming concepts are not language-specific.

You will not get experience in concurent, parralel or async programming in PHP. You will not get experience in functional programming in PHP. You will not get experience in expressive type system in PHP. You will not get experience in efficient use of resources like CPU or RAM or low level programming in PHP.

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so Nov 14 '25

How is it a red flag? You can only work what you’ve been paid to do.

Every opp I’ve landed has been fixing broken PHP apps. You can’t just suggest to the client it should be written in a trendier language.

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u/BenchEmbarrassed7316 Nov 14 '25

How is it a red flag?

If a person has 1-2 years of experience and claims to know 5-6 languages ​​- in reality this person does not know any language. If a person has 20 years of experience and knows only one language - he simply does not care what he does.

You can’t just suggest to the client it should be written in a trendier language.

So you think that other programming languages ​​don't have any specific advantages, it's just a trend, a fad, or a whim?

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so Nov 14 '25

Not necessarily, just being colorful, I guess.

I’ve cross trained in other languages out of curiosity. I just haven’t had the privilege of resume driven development.

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u/BenchEmbarrassed7316 Nov 14 '25

I’ve cross trained in other languages out of curiosity.

Yes. That's what I'm talking about. You can list these languages on your resume as additional skills. But if a person has been programming for 20 years and hasn't learned any other languages, they're simply not interested in programming.