JavaScript is a horrible language. The fact that a lot of good software is written in JavaScript because there is no good alternative in the browser does not make it any less a horrible language.
The problem with PHP is that it is a horrible language and there are plenty of better options in its niche. Those two factors combine to make PHP a nonstarter for programmers who are familiar with the other options.
I dispute that there is any good software written in Perl.
> I dispute that there is any good software written in Perl.
Do you even Linux? Have you ever installed anything? If you pay attention you will notice that lots of the libraries you are using for everything are written in Perl.
The problem with PHP is that it is a horrible language and there are plenty of better options in its niche. Those two factors combine to make PHP a nonstarter for programmers who are familiar with the other options.
I dispute that there is any good software written in Perl.