Personally, compared to PHP and RoR, I am not a big fan of JAVA as far as loading speed for the user on big sites. PHP is said to be more scaleable than RoR, (

Personally, compared to PHP and RoR, I am not a big fan of JAVA as far as loading speed for the user on big sites. PHP is said to be more scaleable than RoR, (we use PHP with Zend Framework) and like Eclipse/Zend Studio, but many say RoR is easier to learn. If it is not something that needs to be scaleable RoR seems like an intelligent choice, but if you are looking to build industry skills too, you might want to figure out where the demand for coders is greatest. PHP has been around for quite a while, RoR is more of the new kid on the block. Either will produce a fine user experience for the customer.