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The answer to that: Don't pick them based on the language they are proficient with. If you find an incredibly sage person who writes webapps in COBOL, take them. The language is not going to dictate the success of your venture.

As for numbers, there are generally more PHP developers than Ruby developers, but you want a good developer, not just a developer.

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According to what I have heardÖ finding a good PHP developer is much more easier than finding a ROR developer coz ruby is new and less developers available and they demand higher salary.

So my last line up there had perhaps some unclear meaning. There are more PHP developers out there, but there are good developers to be had in both arenas. As for salaries, you get what you pay for.

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