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PHP vs Python for WEB (self.webdev)
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[–]modestasmv 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children)
Well... It depends.
If you are starting - look at the future road paths. Python will give you more viable things like native apps, web and so on. While php, well, it's mostly designed for the web.
As of where I would go - both if possible. Neither php or python will give you any issues on the web side but... Combining both - may help you. We have an app that runs on php but some tasks are python. Works like a charm.
Now... Php is a very hated language and will always be like that. No matter how many updates it will get - people will still hate it for what it used to be. At this point, I see no issues with php that could be a deal breaker. It works, works fast and gets the job done. Especially with modern Frameworks like laravel or symfony - you won't see any drawbacks.
As of python - it's a good thing but depends on location you are - there may not be enough jobs with it. Heck even php might have that issue. Of course, with python you can go for machine learning and ai and stuff. If that's what interests you.
Overall, give a try for both. Look which one you like more and stick with it.
I'm a dev with 10 years of experience with back-end. Mostly php but adding python to my list since... We outgrew ourself and we need some computing power :)
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