Python has often been called an easy to learn language and a good first start because it tries to be easy to read.
Does that mean that it is also a beginner's language that people eventually are supposed to move on from?
Does that mean that it is also a beginner's language that people eventually are supposed to move on from?
My programming carear startet with perl -> php -> python and i found one holy grail to solve most of my problems. Python had an easy entry point the same as PHP but when you jumped over the first learning curve and discovered the complete ecosystem it`s mindblowing.
I never had that feeling with PHP you could do websites and thats it. And most of the time it gets a mess real quick. PHP will slowly phase out over the next decade.
To be blunt, that's not universally true. I've moved on to Go, with an eye for more functional languages this year.
Python is great, but it's not the last language.
> PHP will slowly phase out over the next decade.
Wanna bet on it?
Wordpress.
It's become a full blown CMS and its own platform. Half the media sites out there are running it, or hosting with Wordpress Pro. Then there's a horde of casual bloggers managing their own installs.
Granted, there's movement away from this kind of publishing model(Facebook, Twitter, G+), but as long as Wordpress is still the go to, "set it and forget it" app on $5 webhosts, PHP will not die.
It's a nice language, but it's not for everyone.
ETA: In fact, compare:
Sure, it's good to keep your mind open, investigate other possibilities, and keep your eyes forward... but if you're able to draw the pictures you want and like, it doesn't matter if you're using crayons or oil paints.