Right, I think if you want to work professionally as a developer you can certainly find one maintaining PHP code.
However, newer projects and startups are moving towards Python and Rails so if your goal is to be in that game, learn one of those.
However, newer projects and startups are moving towards Python and Rails so if your goal is to be in that game, learn one of those.
There's an immeasurable amount of new work to be done in PHP. You have absolutely no numbers to back up your statement.
Moral of the story is, it's just whats in season this year. Some people will argue better languages, but really there are problems with all of them.