That line irked me too. I don't believe anyone would take offence about the underlying technology, if the product is of excellent quality. The OP might want to add some more explanation to that point, as it seems more like the usual php bashing than being based on substantial data to validate that point.

I took it to mean that there are some languages that certain developers won't touch, and php is one of those and ruby isn't. Can't we agree on that?