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Today I want to start a discussion about cryptocurrency and PHP development. A lot of people prefer to use other languages because PHP has some efficiency issues. However, there are many apps and websites that are powered by this. The newest versions of PHP obviously can do almost anything you want, but whether or not it can beat a lower level language when it comes to mining or managing a blockchain is a whole different story. That said, there are a lot of things you can build for crypto. For example, an exchange / marketplace web software can be built for the purposes of buying, selling, or trading crypto. There is really no major downsides to using PHP for something like this. I think a lot of people mainly focus on a language's ability to mine coins when in reality there are a lot of other pieces of infrastructure / software that are needed for a successful crypto organization to launch.
One major reason to learn PHP is due to the fact that so much of the web is built on it. In the coming years we will have thousands of crypto related plugins and features for forum software, WordPress, and other platforms powered by PHP. These projects will come in all shapes and sizes, and site owners will want blockchain-experienced developers to help with rapid growth in this sector.
PHP can provide a very good experience for users with sockets to provide instant updates. Server loads are not as much of a problem for web apps that are primarily showing the same data to multiple users. For example, the cost of Bitcoin updates for everyone in intervals, not at different times or with different prices per user. This makes overall database queries and user updates very easy to manage.
There are a high number of APIs available for PHP developers wanting to build crypto related platforms. When you start to include indie projects, Github, and other repositories, you'll notice that a lot of work for PHP crypto dev has already been started for you. Starting a new project doesn't have to always be done from scratch!
Anyways, I think there are good arguments for and against PHP in general. However, if you know how to write PHP or you are learning it now, I hope this post helps you see that the possibilities are limitless and PHP development will be in demand for years to come.
One major reason to learn PHP is due to the fact that so much of the web is built on it. In the coming years we will have thousands of crypto related plugins and features for forum software, WordPress, and other platforms powered by PHP. These projects will come in all shapes and sizes, and site owners will want blockchain-experienced developers to help with rapid growth in this sector.
PHP can provide a very good experience for users with sockets to provide instant updates. Server loads are not as much of a problem for web apps that are primarily showing the same data to multiple users. For example, the cost of Bitcoin updates for everyone in intervals, not at different times or with different prices per user. This makes overall database queries and user updates very easy to manage.
There are a high number of APIs available for PHP developers wanting to build crypto related platforms. When you start to include indie projects, Github, and other repositories, you'll notice that a lot of work for PHP crypto dev has already been started for you. Starting a new project doesn't have to always be done from scratch!
Anyways, I think there are good arguments for and against PHP in general. However, if you know how to write PHP or you are learning it now, I hope this post helps you see that the possibilities are limitless and PHP development will be in demand for years to come.