Re: [bitfolk] php hosting

Time for an intervention! Friends don't let friends do PHP! Seriously though, the only good reason I can think off to learn PHP is that you're desperate for work. If that's the case go ahead - but bear in mind that PHP is usually a sign that someone other than the technical architect or the lead developer makes the technology choices. Those companies usually do not provide nice environments to work in - they may have a cool office, and a fridge full of beer, but your frustration levels will get very high very quickly. So, if you're desperate, go for it. If instead your aim is to build interesting web applications without too much effort, PHP does have a very low barrier to entry, but it will frustrate you massively if you have experience with any well structured, reliable and consistent language. Languages with a similarly low barrier to entry, and instant rewards are Python and Ruby. Both of those languages also pay off in the long run, and you're only going to get really frustrated when you start trying to make them run concurrently at large scales. By that point, well, you're playing a different ball game all round. If you have a bit of programming experience and you're looking to learn something new for fun then I'd recommend Google Go (http://golang.org) - which has excellent support for building web applications. -- Geoff Teale Software Engineer Canonical Ltd <tealeg(a)gmail.com> <geoffrey.teale(a)canonical.com> On 30 January 2013 18:42, Michael Stevens <mstevens(a)etla.org> wrote: