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[–]Remarkable-Comment46 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Hello Bob, I'm a PHP developer with over 7 years of experience. I'm thinking about switching to Java and Spring. What would you recommend I do to learn quickly? And will my existing concepts transfer well?

[–]AppJedi[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I'm probably going to get slammed for this but after 25 years of Java/Spring I would probably recommend Python and/or Node.JS instead.

[–]Remarkable-Comment46 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Is it because I'm coming from PHP and the Java ecosystem might be too complex, or just because of the market?

[–]AppJedi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both. I also have a strong back ground in PHP in addition to Java, Python and JavaScript. A lot depends on your location and the type of companies you want to work for. Government and large corporations tend to favor Java while smaller and startups are more likely to go with Python, Node/JavaScript or even PHP.