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Re:Phan by Etsy – A Static Analyzer for PHP 7+ by FranOntanaya on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @12:27PM (#10697848)
Not counterpoints. The comment above states that the pool of very good PHP developers is larger. This implies easier hiring (capacity to learn a new language is not relevant, because it works both ways), which, among other reasons, would be because they'll be applying first to PHP positions; and secondly, a very good PHP developer is far from somebody who just started.
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Re:Phan by Etsy – A Static Analyzer for PHP 7+ by pka on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @12:52PM (#10698030)
Let me rephrase. I am proposing that (barring very specific requirements which webdev doesn't justify) there's no such thing as a "good PHP developer". A good developer is a good developer, period.

A good developer will learn a new language in a reasonable amount of time and will be able to be productive and write good code in it.

A PHP-only (or X-only for that matter) developer is, by the definition above, not a good developer.

So why restrict oneself to some random pool of X-only people?

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Re:Phan by Etsy – A Static Analyzer for PHP 7+ by brokentone on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @01:03PM (#10698117)
In general, I agree. But getting to mastery level takes time even for really good developers. Certain jobs require master-level application of that language's constructs for efficiency, security, or other reasons.
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Re:Phan by Etsy – A Static Analyzer for PHP 7+ by jschwartzi on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @03:13PM (#10699104)
What would you call a good developer who knew PHP?
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Re:Phan by Etsy – A Static Analyzer for PHP 7+ by pka on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @05:05PM (#10699964)
A good developer :)
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