Comp Sci Majors: Python + Pylon/Pyramid or PHP?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I want to complete a prototype for/launch a basic idea of an idea that I have… CLOSEST things to it are “social networking sites,” etc… like Facebook… but it’s not like them at all… I’d like to complete a prototype or a good amount of the project in the upcoming four-five months… I don’t have any programming experience… I’ve only dabbled in C# or C++… I once considered being a Comp Sci major… so which would be the better route?</p>

<p>PHP has books like [Amazon.com:</a> PHP 5 Social Networking (9781849512381): Michael Peacock: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Social-Networking-Michael-Peacock/dp/1849512388/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1311403613&sr=8-3]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Social-Networking-Michael-Peacock/dp/1849512388/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1311403613&sr=8-3)</p>

<p>whereas I’d have to learn Python, then learn about web frameworks(Pylon/Pyramid), then use all of my knowledge to create methods of my own since there are no “build a Facebook” books for Python and Pylon/Pyramids… but I think this would be better in the long run if the web site should takeoff…</p>

<p>Only problem is that my idea is REAAALLLYYY GOOOD and I don’t want somebody else to nab it… lots of patent potential for methods… so time is of the essence… Thanks!</p>

<p>I was basically like herp derp life sucks right now I wish I could blah blah blah… then I was like ho **** I’m sure millions of people would live much more enriched lives from this blah blah blah oh wow oh wow oh wow nobel prize lol</p>

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<p>you lost me at the last paragraph.</p>

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<p>If you wrote you’re website in Scheme, it would legen- wait for it…</p>

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<p>(60 seconds later…) - DARY</p>

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<p>Go with PHP. It’s the easiest to get started with and also has the best resources available if you want to reuse any code that other people have written.</p>

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<p>^I don’t know… if I use Python, I would be using the Pylon/Pyramid web framework which takes care of security and a lot of other things… I feel like I may have a very hard initial two months, but much smoother sailing afterwards… everybody and their mother tries to exploit PHP…</p>

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<p>Looks like you’ve already made up your mind…</p>

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<p>^Nope… I have no clue which to choose… was hoping for some overwhelming pros… Now, I’m thinking PHP because [Amazon.com:</a> PHP 5 Social Networking (9781849512381): Michael Peacock: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Social-Networking-Michael-Peacock/dp/1849512388/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1311403613&sr=8-3]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Social-Networking-Michael-Peacock/dp/1849512388/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1311403613&sr=8-3) is an extremely good resource, and using it would allow me more time to work on the front end… and I could always use a PHP framework for security…</p>