--- title: "Generate an image of a stereotypical PHP developer" url: https://www.exakat.io/generate-an-image-of-a-stereotypical-php-developer/ date: 2026-09-08 modified: 2026-09-08 lang: en author: "dams" description: "Generate an image of a stereotypical PHP developer That was a popular toot on Bluesky, by Justin Jackson. I thought it would be interesting to make it again, in 2026,..." categories: - "Non classifié(e)" tags: - "AI" - "php" image: https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/phpdev.medieval.320.jpg word_count: 535 --- # Generate an image of a stereotypical PHP developer # Generate an image of a stereotypical PHP developer That was a [popular toot](https://bsky.app/profile/justinjackson.ca/post/3ld5aep64nz2s) on Bluesky, by [Justin Jackson](https://bsky.app/profile/justinjackson.ca). I thought it would be interesting to make it again, in 2026, so here we go.             # ChatGPT in 2024 The original image, below, was produced on ChatGPT. It is a cartoon, with quite a number of references to IRL memes: I ❤️ PHP, the laptop, the cables and the coffee. The beard is already here. [![](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/original-300x226.webp)](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/original.webp)[ ](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/claude-scaled.png)     # ChatGPT in 2026   Same prompt in 2026, and we get the same vibe (no pun intended). I ❤️ PHP is gone, but coffee and laptops are still here. It is also a graphic picture, rather than a cartoon. [![](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ChatGPT-300x300.png)](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ChatGPT.png) "It works on my machine" meme appears, along with a todo list and books: they are actual titles! Also, why is the screen behind the developer? Note the poor elephpant, which is both an actual plush toy and has the PHP logo tattooed on its face! Logos for PHP 8, Composer, Symfony and Laravel, with mentions of Docker, Linux, HTML, and Git. No comb in sight. # Gemini [![](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Gemini-300x164.jpg)](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Gemini.jpg) Gemini also goes with a realistic picture, and a much more sanitized work environment. The developer is still on their laptop, but now correctly facing the screens. The book is used, and it looks like an old one, indeed. Here, no more PHP elephpant, but Mario and Zelda. So much for the enterprise space... # Grok [![](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/grok-201x300.jpg)](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/grok.jpg) The world is very gloomy with Grok. Errors and bugs, and despair in the eyes. Again, lots of books, with related technologies such as HTML, JavaScript. No more laptop, but screens and coffee. # Claude [![](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/claude-300x209.png)](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/claude-scaled.png) Low effort from Claude, but it provided some explanations, leaving us to finish the job with our imagination. "The joke is affectionate and aimed at the language's reputation rather than at anyone in particular: the elePHPant plushie, mysql_query that should have been replaced fifteen years ago, and a TODO comment nobody has touched since 2009. Worth saying that the stereotype is well out of date. Modern PHP has typed properties, JIT compilation, and frameworks like Laravel and Symfony that look nothing like the tangled 2009 code on that screen. Happy to redraw it as the "PHP 8 developer" version if you want the contrast." # Lumo   [![](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/lumo-300x200.jpg)](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/lumo.jpg) Lumo, from Protonmail, made the developer a lot younger than the previous pictures. He is without a beard, but he features a classic three hand posture. The code on the screen is very indented, and this time, the coffee mug does not say it loves PHP. # Mistral [![](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mistral-300x225.jpg)](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mistral.jpg) Mistral went also for the clean cartoon style. Here, we find the longest beard of all, and many, many PHP words. The keyboard is finally a real one, though it might be an ergonomic (or not) one. Glasses and coffee are a constant. [![](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mistral.medieval-300x225.jpg)](https://www.exakat.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mistral.medieval.jpg)   The last try was to set a context for the picture, and I went... medieval. This works well: no screen, books, keyboard, glasses, or coffee in sight. But still, this beard... # More sterotypical PHP developers? I tried some other LLM, such as z.ai, and deepseek.com, which have no image generation in the chat. Could you generate other PHP developers pictures? **[Share them](https://phpc.social/home)**