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Keep in mind it will be easier to hire PHP dev's than ruby developers. If you find a good ruby dev you will have to pay $$$$.
by keytweetlouie 16y ago
Keep in mind it will be easier to hire PHP dev's than ruby developers. If you find a good ruby dev you will have to pay $$$$.
- cb33 16y agoThat sounds like a good reason to learn Ruby on Rails.
- stephenjudkins 16y agoWhy do you think that is? I would suspect it's not because people are locked into huge legacy Ruby codebases. If Ruby devs are paid more, it's probably because they're more productive. Now, I'm not a Ruby fanboy, and people can be very productive in many other languages. I think in general paying someone far less to write a codebase in PHP may be penny-wise but pound-foolish. PHP is, in my opinion and that of many others, a very poor language that encourages poor coding practices. It's possible to write good code in PHP and poor code using Django/Rails but I think there's a strong correlation between the tools used and results produced.
- keytweetlouie 16y agoPHP vs ruby is not like going from java to ruby. You may see productivity gains. However, PHP is so well established you may even save time by taking advantage of all the open source code written. PHP has done wonders for the devs at facebook and digg. I feel the need for "nerd cred" is too high these days. Using older tech that has a proven track record is still a good idea. Your start-up may not be the cool kid on the block but once you're making money nobody cares. I do use python and django myself and LOVE IT! Can add that to your list?