I started with PHP and ran with it for several years. It was my entry language for web development. Currently I'm using Ruby almost exclusively. Each has their

I started with PHP and ran with it for several years. It was my entry language for web development. Currently I'm using Ruby almost exclusively. Each has their strengths, but after spending a lot of time in Ruby, it's difficult to enjoy writing code in PHP. Ruby was deigned with developer happiness in mind, after all. For me, the most interesting thing about programming are language agnostic principles and design. Learning the fundamentals will translate to any language.