I want to learn a new language...

[Hill, Greg]

> If I didn't know Java, I would swallow my pride and learn what would
> compensate me well (as you've accurately described).  But, because I'm
> at the top of the food chain in the market demand department, I have
> the luxury of picking an interesting and technically sound 2nd
> language.

I have never seen a good paying PHP job.  The companies that primarily
use PHP also tend to think $40k is a good developer salary.  So,
learning PHP for career development is self-defeating.  You'll get stuck
forever in low-paying jobs using a poorly-designed language.  Sounds
like hell to me.

Greg