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It depends on which part of the server you're speaking about. Python and Ruby are fantastic for shell scripting, but I've always found myself gravitating toward
by mikegirouard 15y ago
It depends on which part of the server you're speaking about. Python and Ruby are fantastic for shell scripting, but I've always found myself gravitating towards PHP for web application development -- but that's only a personal preference. I haven't done any client work with Node.js but I know I'd feel just as comfortable building a full web app in JavaScript.
At the same time, I've tried to use PHP and JavaScript for shell scripts and I just can't get it to sit right with me. PHP is just awkward (again, my preference) and Node's shell interaction is asynchronous which doesn't work well when trying to do things like build scripts.