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Ask HN - what tech to learn, for someone coming from a PHP background?
Been doing boring PHP web apps for a while (moved from Java desktop apps to PHP, its been 5-6 years I wrote any Java code though). Have some (very) basic knowledge of Ruby and Rails.
What tech can I learn, on a limited time? There are so many to choose, that it is overwhelming. I'm afraid I'll be irrelevant soon (I'm also old, in my thirties). Another issue is that companies always ask for prior experience when they hire, which then becomes a chicken-egg problem.
Any suggestions, thoughts?
- t0 14y agoPHP is still very useful and in demand. I'd recommend getting even better.
- relevance 14y agoYes, it is used by lots of people, but will it still be relevant in 5 or 10 years? EDIT: Also, it doesn't pay that well. In my current job, for smaller internal projects, I proposed using Rails (or Sinatra) but keep getting turned down
- sid4it 14y agoAs more complex frontend apps are being built , IMHO, learn some Javascript stuff like Backbone + Marionette, D3 Knoockout.js You can always leverage any backend with these frameworks. The JS is getting trickier. PHP will not die.. So called good programmer who claim they know PHP well - yes they know it - how well is dependent on the quality of code they write. It is the quality that matters.