ConfusedDev123

Re:Ask HN: Washed out PHP Dev – What to do next? on Friday December 29, 2023 @08:12AM (#38804491)

Thanks for all the links!

They're an excellent resource for learning and applying Python.

I appreciate your advice about swapping skill sets on my CV, but due to the nature of my last job, it would such a lie that I'd never back it up.

Instead I'd show something like a game made in Python from my spare time or something like that.

Re:Ask HN: Washed out PHP Dev – What to do next? on Friday December 29, 2023 @08:09AM (#38804462)

Yea I've already started on the Laravel with React route.

I'm guessing my best bet is to keep going down the Laravel and React route with a side dish of Python.

Re:Ask HN: Washed out PHP Dev – What to do next? on Friday December 29, 2023 @08:07AM (#38804446)

Becuase I was stuck at a single company where the stack didn't require anything more than basic PHP.

After covid I fell into depression and it took a bit of time for me to get out the hole.

Re:Ask HN: Washed out PHP Dev – What to do next? on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @03:47PM (#38786556)

Thanks for taking the time to reply! I still feel more comfortable with PHP, but I guess it doesn't hurt to start learning more Python.

Ask HN: Washed out PHP Dev – What to do next?

Posted by ConfusedDev123 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @03:31PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Some background: I'm about to turn 39 and live in London. My last job for 5 years was vanilla PHP. I'm about junior to mid level in PHP and very very junior in Python. Average intelligence, can maybe focus about a few hours a day max. I quit alcohol and in good fitness. I've got funds to last me about 4 months.What to learn next? What to branch into?At first I thought Laravel and React, but the...

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