Medavidcook Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) Hello. I am looking to expand my knowledge into a different language, I know; HTML CSS Basic java and php I am looking at expanding but dont know whether to go full php or down python route any thoughts on which way i should look to go thanks Edited December 3, 2012 by Medavidcook Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDCode Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I found it much easier to learn python after I got a good grasp on php. My opinion is that you should go with php first. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1397154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall of Famer Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I found it easier to learn PHP though, probably due to my tiny bit of knowledge about C++ and Java before touching this programming language. Python is fine for me too, unlike Ruby which is far more difficult than probably PHP and Python combined. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1397793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medavidcook Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 yeh i was thinking about heading towards php I recently picked up a java bookand now confused as whether to go php or java route now. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1397814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
salathe Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Go "full PHP", and Python, and Java, and… just take your time. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1397911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medavidcook Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) so full php first then onto python next thing any good tutorials about Edited December 20, 2012 by Medavidcook Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1400642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medavidcook Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Yeh i have decided to go down PHP route. Anyone have any good material or know of any that i can learn from. Thanks. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1402714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahamadhussain Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Hi Medavidcook... The following books are very useful for learning PHP PHP solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy – David Powers PHP 5 For Dummies - Janet Valade PHP 5 – Wrox Press The website also useful for learning PHP http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1405783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpd Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Just wanted to echo salathe's comments: learn both. Ultimately you're going to pick up generic programming skills understanding control flow/loops etc so it really doesn't matter. Both are scripting languages and aren't strongly typed so learn both. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1405791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDCode Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 http://www.w3schools...php/default.asp I disapprove use of this site. They teach out of date material and security is the least of their worries in teaching. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1405891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
salathe Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 They teach out of date material and security is the least of their worries in teaching. So does the PHP manual, but you don't hear anyone complaining because it hasn't (yet) been the subject of a smear campaign. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1405921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpd Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Let the smearing commence. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1405988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall of Famer Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I find it easier to learn PHP, Python is not that bad but I just dont feel the need to learn it. Ruby is definitely by far the hardest to learn among all web programming languages, which is only recommended for programmers with at least 2-3 years of coding experience. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271530-php-or-python/#findComment-1410882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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