Re:Ask HN: Should I learn PHP in 2017?
by krapp on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @06:33AM
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PHP is a tool, nothing more, nothing less.
Take a look at modern PHP practices and try the language out, base your decisions on evidence rather than the trends of a market you're not even operating from.
I'm in Texas, and I'm currently working in an Amazon warehouse so I can afford to be closer to the markets in Austin. I have a degree in C# and C++ business app design and most of the programming work I do is still javascript and PHP, because that's what's available.
PHP may be an ugly language, but it's not torture and sometimes you have to go where the money is.
Take a look at modern PHP practices and try the language out, base your decisions on evidence rather than the trends of a market you're not even operating from.
I'm in Texas, and I'm currently working in an Amazon warehouse so I can afford to be closer to the markets in Austin. I have a degree in C# and C++ business app design and most of the programming work I do is still javascript and PHP, because that's what's available.
PHP may be an ugly language, but it's not torture and sometimes you have to go where the money is.