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Posted by Chris Hope on 08/26/05 02:26
windandwaves wrote:
> Hywel Jenkins wrote:
>> In article <bspPe.5836$iM2.575630@news.xtra.co.nz>,
>> winandwaves@coldmail.com says...
>>> Hi Gurus
>>>
>>> I know this is an html group, but I am sure many of you do web
>>> development work that goes beyond html.
>>>
>>> I was wondering what you think works best.
>>> - PHP
>>> - Java something
>>> - .net
>>> - Mysql vs SQL vs Postgres (or whatever these databases are called)
>>> - etc...
>>>
>>> I only do php and mysql, but recently someone told me that these are
>>> hopelessly out of date compared to, for example, dot.net.
>>>
>>> Personally, I believe that it does not matter, that we will never
>>> use all the potential anyway and that it is more important to know
>>> something well and your actual ideas, the the languages are much of
>>> a muchness...
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>
>> What are your career ambitions? Do you want to be doing trivial
>> little web sites for the rest of your life, or do you want to give
>> enterprise- level application development a shot?
>
> I am focussing on small and medium sized businesses as the average
> business size in New Zealand is eight people.
>
>> If it's the
>> latter, you'll need more than PHP and MySQL. A recent survey
>> indicates that the take-up of PHP is declining as businesses head for
>> Java and/or .Net applications.
>
> Hnmmm, yes, that is a shame, as I do like the concept of open source.
Ah so you're from NZ. You're probably best to concentrate on .net or
java then if you're looking for employment as there isn't a lot of call
for PHP programmers, although personally I seem to be swamped with work
at the moment (I only do PHP now). A look at sites like Netcheck will
give you a good indication of the demand for various programming
languages in NZ.
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