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From a language standpoint Ruby and Python are certainly more interesting languages than PHP. Most .Net devs I talk to find php a bit kludgey. I recommend insta
by lizardking 14y ago
From a language standpoint Ruby and Python are certainly more interesting languages than PHP. Most .Net devs I talk to find php a bit kludgey. I recommend installing a virtual Ubuntu machine on your windows machine and playing with Python for a few days. I found "Dive into Python" to be a great resource for learning http://www.diveintopython.net/ http://www.diveintopython.net/.
From there, if web is what you are interested in, take a look at django. The django book and official django tutorial are both great places to start. Happy hacking!
- tonylampada 14y agoI'd recommend Python and Django too. I've been developing JEE applications for 8 years now and recently started a project (www.freedomsponsors.org) with Django. Django makes things so simpler and faster to code. I'm in love with it! If you take that on, I'd also invite you to do a little collaboration on it - FS is free on Github (github.com/freedomsponsors). It might give you a feeling of what's it like. And I could definitely use some help :)