Help me choose a language

[hargi]

I know I have asked similar questions to this before and just keep going in loops.

Basically my coding background is old days macromedia director with lingo and php&mysql I would say I know most about php;
I have made a few simple database sites with PHP&mysql but old school.
I tried making a more complex database system with codeignitor but coded myself into a corner and ended up doing the project with my Brother in law using ASP.net (c#) he more or less built what I had done and wanted in codeignitor ( with in a few hours nearly ready to ship, that had took me weeks to do in php and was still not working)

I also use WordPress for most of my sites.

I am torn as I look at lynda.com and been through some of there code clinics where different programmers solve the same problem with their language of choice. And to me PHP looks to be a lot more writing and effort then some of the other ones. I mean Swift solved the 8 queens problem in less then a page of code. PHP was several scripts.
C# and .net when I used with my B-I-L looked good.

My problem is I know some PHP and mysql. I do web sites part time to and I know PHP would help me more with wordpress.

However on the other hand I could use perch or jeckkle as the CMS removing the need to know wordpress.
From what I have seen and read other languages seam to make sence to me more then php. For example Swift id got a basic app running in a night.

I have books on Ruby , C# , PHP but I cant decide which one to concentrate on.

What's your thoughts

 

[hargi]

What I loved about .net was the IDE

Do you think it would be worth buying a propper php Ide like php storm or similar or stick with sublime text.
Good call on Python had a look at this as teaching the kids it next year. Nothing to difficult but syntax looked good

 

[hargi]

@Napaim Had a look at jinja is it just python only?

 

[hargi]

Ok What makes Django so good? what can I do with it?

The only real reason for me to stay with PHP is to get a deeper understanding of wordpress. But do I really need to get that involved with it, if all I am doing is modding themes?

 

[hargi]

Basically what I do now part time for work is make websites for people using WordPress... nothing big just small businesses or small schools.

I'm not that good at design so want to get away from that and learn more about development. Im guessing most of the stuff I'd be looking at is making small CRUD sites to start with.

 

[hargi]

Who says that?

There is much more to PHP than just WordPress.

OK Maybe that came across wrong, what I was meaning was you said try to avoid WordPress or codeignigter.

But one of the plus sides of keeping with PHP is that I use wordpress in work so knowing more about the backend of it and PHP would be a plus.