I can only speak from my experience but I'm noticing a lot of projects that once would have been done in PHP are now being done in Python. While Ruby is my favorite language *I'm* not seeing as much interest from clients in it as I am in Python. I think it's safe to say that PHP is going to be around for awhile that said I think its going to start declining as more Python developers start to hit the market. 

On Apr 5, 2013, at 12:25 PM, keith smith wrote:

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> Hi,  I do not want to start any flame wars.  I would like to open a discussion though.
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> I was thinking of what the life span of PHP might be.  I have lived through a number of them.
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> In the early 80's COBOL was still taught and was in use.  I know it is still around, however I do not think anyone would choose COBOL for a new project.  
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> I also lived through the whole dBase, Clipper, FoxBase+, and Visual FoxPro cycle.  FoxPro was acquired by M$ 15 or 18 years ago, which started it's slow decline.  M$ finally killed it last year.
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> So I am wondering about PHP.  What might it's lifespan be?  What might be the next big thing... etc.
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> I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.
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