[sllug-members]: A new day and a new language?

[Steven Morrey]

Yeah I should have mentioned PHP, I forgot I knew it, it's been awhile since
I've had to use it.

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Adam Barrett <dragen at gmail.com> wrote:

> You seem to have your grasp of C based languages down. So you may find PHP
> a walk in the park.
>
> Ruby, and the framework Ruby on Rails, are a growing trend.
>
> Lift is a framework for Scala. Scala appears to be a Java spin off, which
> could be cool.
>
> I'm interested in what other frameworks/languages will get mentioned.
>
> Good luck in your search!
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Steven Morrey <sdmorrey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm systems and applications programmer primarily working in C.
>> I also work everyday with C++/Java and even some Perl and Python thrown in
>> for good measure.
>> I'm thinking about learning a new language just so I can keep my skills
>> sharpened on the latest and greatest stuff.
>> With all the talk about cloud computing, web 2.0 etc I figured my next
>> language ought to be one of these new fangled web app languages.
>> I'd like to learn a language that will most likely stick around awhile
>> because it is fundamentally good at what it does "web apps" without
>> necessarily being a domain specific language.
>> I've read about Ruby on Rails, and also a bit about Scala / Lift and few
>> others and am wondering what the list thinks of these i.e. strengths,
>> weaknesses etc.
>> Also are there any others I'm missing that might be even better to spend
>> time learning.
>> I'm an old dog, trying to teach myself a new trick, so having a plethora
>> of easy to follow, well commented examples means I'll learn the language
>> that much quicker.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Steve
>>
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