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And then there is PHP... which is also insanely fast now compared to even 5 years ago, it is stateless by default, but you can also run application servers in long threads for even more performance. For 2023, the PHP community is seriously committing resources to making this long running scenario more efficient and performant.

Except for the ML/AI use case, Laravel has more batteries included I would argue than Django. A ton more features when compared to Rails. All of them are first party solutions for things like Auth/Queues/Monitoring/Payments/Testing/Local Development and even some starter kits.

If you're building a new web based company that isn't focused on building the next AI avatar generator, Laravel should be on your radar if you're also considering Rails or Django.



I learned about DB migrations with Laravel. Now I use them everywhere :)




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