Code Wars: PHP vs Ruby vs Python
The entire web world is built with a few programming languages which slightly vary in their taste and features.An infographic study by Udemy compared 3 modern day programming languages: PHP, Ruby and Python, based on various criteria.
Most Discussed Language
The IEEE spectrum used the data obtained from the internet relay chat to find the most discussed language. According to the data, Python is most popular with 11 percent followed by PHP at 7 and Ruby with 4 percent. The “other” languages contribute to a 29 percent.
Marketability
The marketability of a language is measured by considering the availability of jobs and the number of developers working on a specific platform. In both the cases, PHP leads the list. According to Craiglist.com, most companies are looking for PHP developers. Monster.com also has the most openings for PHP developers, followed by Ruby and then Python. The number of PHP developers in Linkedin reach to 19,000 followed by Python at 1316 and Ruby at 720 as of Dec 2011.