>As a PHP dev, I look over the fence at python & ruby examples and wonder why my application/framework is so complex and ugly Why wonder? Have a look at the so

>As a PHP dev, I look over the fence at python & ruby examples and wonder why my application/framework is so complex and ugly Why wonder? Have a look at the source of the different frameworks and try to understand how they work. Maybe there's some inherent characteristic of the languages that makes it this way. Maybe it's just that one is better thought-out than what you're using and you could propose or contribute a change. Unless you're a contributor to a language or framework, it's probably not a great use of your energy to hope that it competes well with others. A better use of your energy might be to learn a few so you can pick the most appropriate tool for a given job.