From: Intransition Date: 2012-02-01T11:07:38+09:00 Subject: Re: PHP vs Ruby is it worth it? ------=_Part_501_19616860.1328062054492 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_502_28273611.1328062054492" ------=_Part_502_28273611.1328062054492 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Do you intend to use a database? That's really the first major question which dictates your direction. Between php and ruby, php has a faster "on ramp" for web development as it is geared first and foremost for this very thing. However, as nice as php is as a language in many respects, Ruby is a better programming language and you'll be much happier in the long run working with it. In general you need to know HTML, CSS, Javascript and then a language like PHP or Ruby. If you plan to use a database you need to know SQL too, albeit if you use a web framework like Rails, it hides the SQL behind an ORM. ------=_Part_502_28273611.1328062054492 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Do you intend to use a database? That's really the first major question which dictates your direction.

Between php and ruby, php has a faster "on ramp" for web development as it is geared first and foremost for this very thing. However, as nice as php is as a language in many respects, Ruby is a better programming language and you'll be much happier in the long run working with it.

In general you need to know HTML, CSS, Javascript and then a language like PHP or Ruby.

If you plan to use a database you need to know SQL too, albeit if you use a web framework like Rails, it hides the SQL behind an ORM.

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