There are cool frameworks for Frontend and Backend. What if you just want to build a high performance, highly secure microsite, which can be easily moved to basically any cloud or webhoster (even shared hosting)?
And I still love it — not saying it is a good choice for everything.
However, it is a common case to build a website, fast, with almost no resources, and no money for basically any infrastructure.
So, if you are using it for microsites (as the name implies) or a first MVP of your product, it is really awesome!