Ask HN: Should I learn PHP?

Posted by jarsbe on Monday April 16, 2012 @11:49PM
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I'm a designer + WordPress developer looking to up skill into making web applications.

I'm getting to grips with Ruby in anticipation for using Rails but I'm wondering whether it's worth learning PHP too?

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn PHP? by imaginationac on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @12:30AM (#3851130)

If you're a WordPress developer, shouldn't you already know some PHP?

Since the backend for WordPress runs on PHP, it would make sense to learn at least a little about the language.

I'm also of the opinion that you should learn as much as you can, especially if you're curious.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn PHP? by jarsbe on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @12:35AM (#3851147)

I know enough to output dynamic content. I'd probably say that's the current extent of my PHP skills but that seems like a fairly limited scope.

Learning as much as I can sounds good to me! It's just a concern that I keep seeing PHP getting bad press.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn PHP? by jordhy on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @12:44AM (#3851180)

It all depends on the types of web apps you want to build. How about watching some videos to get a feel of the different solid frameworks and pick the closest to your needs?

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn PHP? by jarsbe on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @12:59AM (#3851223)

Thanks that's a good idea, I'll be sure to do that.

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