Re:Why learn yet another programming language?
by chintan39 on Saturday April 19, 2014 @01:03AM
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I agree sometimes PHP may cost more time or risk for a secific task.But still will other languages help?
Example : A complex task in PHP takes 4 hours and it can be done in Node.js in 20 min.But do I really need to spend 20 or 30 Hours learning Node.js and then complete that task?
I would also encourage you to look into the pros and cons of PHP, as there are situations where some other language is better. Sure you can do it in PHP anyway most of the time, but you should always look for the best solution, so using PHP may cost you more time or risk security or some aspect for a specific task. I don't know what you do and PHP could be perfect for everything you do, but knowing limitations is a good thing to know anyway. Once your happy with your level of knowledge in PHP that's when I would start looking at other languages, as you never know what you'll like. I've always been fond of java/.net stuff, but I recently tried Node and I love it, so you may find other things that you enjoy coding in.