Re: [PHP] Hello

On 08/28/2017 02:17 PM, Alan Feuerbacher wrote:
> Thanks!
> 
> I hope you folks don't mind what will likely be dumb newbie questions. :-)
> 
> Alan

Alan, here's the deal. If PHP does what you need and you enjoy it, then 
jump right in. Lots of people, including me, have fretted over "the 
perfect language". I don't have time to learn the perfect language for 
each task. Don't have the brains for it either.

If the language is fun for you then you will probably write more code in 
it than "the perfect language" that isn't as fun. More code == better 
coding skills.

I've done PHP for CLI stuff because I was doing PHP at the time and 
enjoying the heck out of it. As you move to Linux you'll need some shell 
and another language. Most folks use Python for scripting and C for 
systems work. That's where the job market is. If you're doing your own 
thing then PHP, Ruby, Go, or whatever is just fine. They are all free 
and have more to explore than you can get to in a year.

The key is to have fun as you learn.

Leam