Why not learn Perl? It's more fun. PHP is used everywhere so it can be good for getting a job. Better focus on "modern" PHP then. Lately I am seeing a shift to

Why not learn Perl? It's more fun. PHP is used everywhere so it can be good for getting a job. Better focus on "modern" PHP then. Lately I am seeing a shift towards Nodejs so if you don't mind using JavaScript that is perhaps more popular with "cool" employers.