PHP is unique in that it makes sharing a server trivial and low-resource compared to almost every other solution.
A simple example might be that you can run 100s of PHP forums on a single machine low memory machine but if you want to use discourse (not written in PHP), it requires 10x 20x the resources for a single forum.
This is true about almost every other solution AFAICT.
> 2.5.2 Apps should be self-contained in their bundles, and may not read or write data outside the designated container area, nor may they download, install, or execute code which introduces or changes features or functionality of the app, including other apps. Educational apps designed to teach, develop, or allow students to test executable code may, in limited circumstances, download code provided that such code is not used for other purposes. Such apps must make the source code provided by the app completely viewable and editable by the user.
Safari Technology Preview finally turned it on again. Of course when Apple will ship it on Mac and/or iOS is unknown but at least they showed some progress after hiding for 6 or more months
I'm not suggesting Turbo Pascal was written in Modula2, I'm saying it implemented Modula2, not Pascal. Modula2 is a superset of Pascal. Pascal never had modules AFAIK but Turbo Pascal did.
This is super true. It's why programmers like writing game engines. It's relatively well defined all the parts needed so it feels like you're making lots of progress when in reality you're just re-inventing the wheel and not doing the truly hard part, the actual design and content creation. I'm super guilty of it myself.
I watched some students prototype a simple diplomacy type game on paper first, targeted at phones. On paper people got it, talked to each other, negotiated. On the phone, people just stared at their screens, made choices entirely in isolation, no "diplomacy" what-so-ever.