I think PHP is gaining a lot of steam, plus it's multi-platform and
free. The learning curve is also not as steep as some of the other
languages you mentioned. I personally haven't take the time to become
fluent in PHP but I'd put my efforts into that if I had the time.
On the other hand, while each language has its hot and cold spells, you
can never really predict what the 'next' language will be since the web
language landscape changes every couple years and most of us are pushed
to learn something new and different. This isn't necessarily good or
bad but it tends to weed out the web programmers that don't have what it
takes to be a professional.
Thoughts?
Cheers,
Ben
-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Broussard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 9:09 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: What should I learn?
I am looking for a new job because I was part of a layoff. Since I would
like to get another job I was wondering what other languages I should
learn? I used to know php3 and I know ColdFusion of course. I see things
like java, c++, perl, asp, php.......in the want adds. I just don't know
what the best would be to focus on. ASP seems to be used a lot but would
that be better to learn over java? I have no idea and my head hurts.
TIA
Phillip
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