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As you say, PHP is pretty old and still widely used. There is still a lot of Cobol code running in the world. I would argue that there is so much inertia in pro
by kristiandupont 10y ago
As you say, PHP is pretty old and still widely used. There is still a lot of Cobol code running in the world. I would argue that there is so much inertia in programming languages that you can allow yourself the privilege of selecting strictly from which language you enjoy the most, not by trying to analyze which will provide a stronger career path.
- throwaway13337 10y agoI used to be a flash developer. It's worth considering.
- kristiandupont 10y agoFair point.
- heisenbit 10y agoIt is. Flash however is also an example of something very much depending on a single vendor. If is somewhat comparable with focusing on the application level. There are plus sides to it but risks can materialize faster.
- imaginenore 10y agoYou can't compare PHP and Cobol. PHP is insanely popular (#3 globally) and will be for a while. Cobol isn't even in the top 20. http://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html http://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html
- gaius 10y agoSearches on Google don't mean anything. COBOL programmers are from an era where programming wasn't just cut-and-paste-from-Stack Overflow.
- imaginenore 10y agoStill, PHP is more popular than many "good" languages. It's not going anywhere. Cobol has been dead for a long time. It's not popular even on HN.
- gaius 10y agoNeither is FORTRAN. But the computing world is a good deal bigger than web-based startups making CRUD applications.