Ask HN: Should I learn PHP?

3 pointsjarsbe4 comments

I'm a designer + WordPress developer looking to up skill into making web applications.

I'm getting to grips with Ruby in anticipation for using Rails but I'm wondering whether it's worth learning PHP too?

If you're a WordPress developer, shouldn't you already know some PHP?

Since the backend for WordPress runs on PHP, it would make sense to learn at least a little about the language.

I'm also of the opinion that you should learn as much as you can, especially if you're curious.

I know enough to output dynamic content. I'd probably say that's the current extent of my PHP skills but that seems like a fairly limited scope.

Learning as much as I can sounds good to me! It's just a concern that I keep seeing PHP getting bad press.

It all depends on the types of web apps you want to build. How about watching some videos to get a feel of the different solid frameworks and pick the closest to your needs?

Thanks that's a good idea, I'll be sure to do that.

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