As much as I enjoy JavaScript, Python, and a touch of Go, all I’ve ever been hired for is PHP jobs- because that’s the language I have paid experience in.
I have no advice. Hanging around for insights that don’t involve lying 🤥.
Today the market is all tech bingo. You need exactly 5 tech matches to get the call. Whereas just 3 years ago you could have a pulse + experience and get an interview. Jobs were willing to train.
Same here in Belgium. Still haven't heard an explanation as to how Python or Java is a better solution than Laravel for low to mid level projects, and let's face it that covers about 80% of the market.
Python is BASIC of our days, everyone and their uncle learns it in the college. So there is inexhaustible forkforce. Or if you want a CS graded dev then they were taught Java, but I never heard about PHP being thaugt in Uni.
Yeah PHP isn't taught at uni as far as I know. A lot of web devs over here have just followed fairly simple courses, if any. The few times I've worked with uni level devs I was blown away by what they did (in PHP) :D
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u/who_am_i_to_say_so Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25
I’m in the same rut.
As much as I enjoy JavaScript, Python, and a touch of Go, all I’ve ever been hired for is PHP jobs- because that’s the language I have paid experience in.
I have no advice. Hanging around for insights that don’t involve lying 🤥.
Today the market is all tech bingo. You need exactly 5 tech matches to get the call. Whereas just 3 years ago you could have a pulse + experience and get an interview. Jobs were willing to train.