I would be surprised if this has changed since 2001. I think it speaks more to the changes in attitude/perspective of the author, and the communities they choose to participate in—and less about the world. Also, PHP and Java have both improved greatly since 2001...
Finally, I should note that I would be far less motivated to join a company where I’d have to spend my time writing Java or PHP that one working with Ruby or Swift, for instance. We’re still allowed to have opinions about languages. It’s just childish to demean others for theirs.
Finally, I should note that I would be far less motivated to join a company where I’d have to spend my time writing Java or PHP that one working with Ruby or Swift, for instance. We’re still allowed to have opinions about languages. It’s just childish to demean others for theirs.