This is a question I have been asking myself lately and have no real conclusion. From a business perspective - ie potential for getting jobs / contracts in the UK market (north west specifically) - is it worth persuing php as a viable skill for business?
I like php, i like the language syntax, the ease of use, the power of the language and the fact I have about 5 years experience with it in home / small-business (my own business) use makes it the easier option.
But at work (yes, my own business is more of a hobby) the developers use VB and c#. After having lengthy discussions with the older and wiser vb programmer, I decided I should probably learn windows specific coding but I hate ASP as I find it complicated and fiddly and I can get the same job done much easier in php.
Looking around the web though, languages such as VB and c# have a much greater demand. This is a long term plan by the way - as sort of a career restructure over the next 5 years.
Any thoughts - is it worth persuing vb (specifically) further, or would you choose c# OR just continue with php? I hate the thought of starting again from scratch, but if I have too, I would probably prefer vb just from briefly reading about the syntax.
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I like php, i like the language syntax, the ease of use, the power of the language and the fact I have about 5 years experience with it in home / small-business (my own business) use makes it the easier option.
But at work (yes, my own business is more of a hobby) the developers use VB and c#. After having lengthy discussions with the older and wiser vb programmer, I decided I should probably learn windows specific coding but I hate ASP as I find it complicated and fiddly and I can get the same job done much easier in php.
Looking around the web though, languages such as VB and c# have a much greater demand. This is a long term plan by the way - as sort of a career restructure over the next 5 years.
Any thoughts - is it worth persuing vb (specifically) further, or would you choose c# OR just continue with php? I hate the thought of starting again from scratch, but if I have too, I would probably prefer vb just from briefly reading about the syntax.
Help