Re:Ask HN - need some advice, I'm stuck
by xauronx on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @01:35PM
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If someone smirked at me for knowing PHP, I'd gladly walk away from the conversation. Knowing a programming language (actually, knowing anything) is a positive thing. PHP isn't glamorous but it is widely used, popular, and effective at solving a goal.
That being said, I was a Delphi developer for 5 years out of school. There's a random little used language for you. I spent a year teaching myself iOS, brushing up on my PHP and javascript. I then tweaked my resume depending on the job I was applying to, regarding the order I listed the languages. Get someone on the phone/interview and explain to them how great you are from there.
Of course, in your mid thirties you might have less freedom to take an entry level job.
That being said, I was a Delphi developer for 5 years out of school. There's a random little used language for you. I spent a year teaching myself iOS, brushing up on my PHP and javascript. I then tweaked my resume depending on the job I was applying to, regarding the order I listed the languages. Get someone on the phone/interview and explain to them how great you are from there.
Of course, in your mid thirties you might have less freedom to take an entry level job.