Rails, or even more so php have VERY little to bring to the table in 2026 going forward. Rails (ruby) is still a saner language than PHP, but as slow as php is. (granted ruby is not idiotic like PHP and runs rather than start/die).
If you go the LLM route something like Go is probably the goto default for MOST networking/web-first apps. You get static types, and a fast compile cycle (rust is still very slow here), and IF you want more from the language you can use something like Lisette (<a href="https://lisette.run/" rel="nofollow">https://lisette.run/).
Bottom line is dynamic languages are obsolete. There is really no benefits from using them outside very small throw away scripts.
No... no its not. PHP is bound by IO in 99,9% of cases. This means im pretty much fucked the moment i need to do something even a little more complex. Say one request need 5-10 separate sql queries, and some http call and possibly some task like sending a mail. PHP need to run these all sync. I have to hack around and use a shit-tonne of deps like message queues and all sorts of plugins to get something like this working performantly.
Before you go on that apologist route, no, im not installing any random shit just to do simple stuff like this..
shikck200 · · focus · HN ↗
If you go the LLM route something like Go is probably the goto default for MOST networking/web-first apps. You get static types, and a fast compile cycle (rust is still very slow here), and IF you want more from the language you can use something like Lisette (<a href="https://lisette.run/" rel="nofollow">https://lisette.run/).
Bottom line is dynamic languages are obsolete. There is really no benefits from using them outside very small throw away scripts.
poncho_romero · · focus · HN ↗
shikck200 · · focus · HN ↗
Before you go on that apologist route, no, im not installing any random shit just to do simple stuff like this..