which is easier to learn Perl or PHP?

[SexyCityGlen]

seriously i have a little background on Programming... i only take C-language.. but that was too long ago and focused on web designing... now im interested of learning programming languages... could anyone give me a suggestion regarding whic is easier to learn.. PHP or Perl? please gie me some resorces.. thank you guys

[SirMoby]

Why not focus on the one that has the most potential to meet your own needs?

[SexyCityGlen]

i really want to grow sir.. you know the more you know the powerful you are.. the more buck i can make :)

[cd34]

ferite is very close to embedded C http://www.ferite.org/
Then there's the mono project, which is C# http://www.go-mono.com/

[SexyCityGlen]

ferite is very close to embedded C http://www.ferite.org/
Then there's the mono project, which is C# http://www.go-mono.com/

thanks cd34.. i'll check it now...

[SexyCityGlen]

by the way is there anything you could suggestion where could i start..

[PR_Tom]

Both are equally easy or difficult I suppose.. If you know about datatypes and loops and the basics like you learned with C, then either is fine.

[cd34]

SexyCityGlen,

you mentioned you knew C -- those two are pretty close. If I was a gambling man, I would probably focus on C# over ferite.

If you don't have much control over your hosting solution, then, use php. If you only have moderate control, mod_perl or mod_python would be the way to go. mod_python is a bit better designed, was embeddable from the start, but, again, finding people that know python is a bit tougher.

It really depends on your short and long term goals. If you have simple tasks, then you really can't beat the ease of development in php and the ability to hire guys relatively inexpensively to do things. If you use C#, you considerably reduce the size of your talent pool -- and that will raise development costs at least in the short term.

[jmf000]

seriously i have a little background on Programming... i only take C-language.. but that was too long ago and focused on web designing... now im interested of learning programming languages... could anyone give me a suggestion regarding whic is easier to learn.. PHP or Perl? please gie me some resorces.. thank you guys

If you have focused on web designing then you shloud start with PHP since it can be easier embedded. You can easily change few HTML pages to achieve dynamic behavor.

Learning PHP or Perl is equivalent in your time/mind consuming IMHO.

P.S. see how many current sites use PHP. GG&J forum based on PHP also.

http://www.php.net/docs.php is a good place to start with.

[Rocco]

don't know properly - but when I shot an eye into php and perl books php seemed to be easier

[jmf000]

Why not focus on the one that has the most potential to meet your own needs?

Good advise when you are fully understand their true potentials. I'm afraid he has to learn them both to compare ;)

[Verbal]

PHP for sure. Perl is for suckers. :D

Check...

http://www.phpbuilder.com/
http://www.sitepoint.com/
http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/

and

http://www.php.net/
http://www.mysql.com/

[jmf000]

don't know properly - but when I shot an eye into php and perl books php seemed to be easier

PHP and Perl as programming languages are both very easy. Perl has a little confusing sintax for those who know C.

The most dificult thing is to be very familiar with their most of their libraries and functions. But this is not considered a language issue but extensions.

[SexyCityGlen]

thanks guys for all the suggestions you gave.. i know it will take me years to became a totally well build programmer.. thanks for all the resources you have shared... man i really need resources... :)

[Rorschach]

My vote is for PHP: simple, clear C-like syntax and extremely rapid development for quick and dirty web apps and shell scripts, and fast time to market... PHP earns.

Perl has a much larger base of libraries that are ready for you to use though.

[Evil Chris]

The future is in Fortran I tell you. LOL

[Agent]

When it comes to web apps...
I get more satisfaction out of Perl.
I get work done faster in PHP.

[tickler]

The future is in Fortran I tell you. LOL
Hehe! I haven't written a Fortran program since highschool, about 35 years ago. Never used any of the languages that I lerned in college either.

SexyCityGlen:
Personally, I like PHP for web work.

After working in programming for over 30yrs. I learned probably about 20 languages, plus multiple dialects. Only actually use about 5 of them on a regular basis though. Looks like the next one on the list is Fusion.

Good luck with the programming, it can be a good challenge!

[jmf000]

When it comes to web apps...
I get more satisfaction out of Perl.
I get work done faster in PHP.
This is the true you are looking for.