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High performance: Nope. PHP is fast compared to what PHP used to be, but PHP is not fast compared to compiled, optimizing languages.

Well, duh. It’s fast for its class of language.

but largely because PHP programmers, on average, have a weak understanding of CS principles

Way to generalize and dismiss a whole class of programmers in the field.

Do better.

[PHP] is fast for its class of language

You mean loosely typed scripting languages?

I won't disagree with that.

Way to generalize and dismiss a whole class of programmers in the field.

I don't intend to be mean.

PHP programmers have fewer years of formal CS training, on average. This isn't controversial.

Citation needed

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