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Perl versus PHP

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yanon

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I am interested in learning either Perl or PHP this summer, but don't know which one is more popular (highly demanded and widely used in the industry). Please tell me your thoughts on and experiences with these two languages. In addition, I would appreciate any suggestion on introductory PHP or Perl books.

Thanks in advance.
 
IMO PHP is the best for web only stuff, its so incredibly "friendly" to use, and its DB abilities are amazing.

Perl OTOH is available on every UNIX server out there(pretty much), and you can use it for more than web stuff.

So in conclusion, I think Perl is more versatile, while PHP is better for pure web stuff.
 
I would learn Perl first. It's easier to go from Perl to PHP than the other way around. As for what skills are in demand, I hate to say it, but there are soooo many more ASP/VB jobs that there are Perl and PHP jobs. The big guys use the expensive tools and pay expensive salaries.

mark
 
Once you know Perl going to PHP is pretty trivial.

But as the one dude says it seems like ASP/VB is more in demand if you like getting paid to develop rather than doing it for free.
 
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