This quote is from the Technology page on the instructure.com website, "In the 1990’s it was Java and in the 2000’s it was PHP and .NET. The platform for Web 2.

This quote is from the Technology page on the instructure.com website, "In the 1990’s it was Java and in the 2000’s it was PHP and .NET. The platform for Web 2.0 and beyond is Ruby." Is PHP really considered old technology? FaceBook and a ton of other new and relatively new startups, including fflick.com use PHP. I am working on a startup and I certainly want to stay ahead of the curve with the latest technology; I have decided on PHP—because I am most proficient with this over the others. I know Ruby is like the hot, new girl right now, but that does not necessarily make PHP and Java old technologies. Am I wrong? Must I go after the hot new girl to keep my mojo?