Whether or not anything comes of my ventures in to the likes of PHP and RoR I like to think I learn somethiing from each journey.
Sticking with one technology - particularly Domino - can never be a good thing. If Domino died we'd all be up Poo Creak without a paddle. There's nothing else out there like Domino. If we had to transition in to the "proper" way of making websites in a world sans Domino we'd feel the hurt.
By learning PHP I found out about RDBMS and templating. By learning RoR I hope to learn about MVC architecture and other techniques. If I thought I'd get nothing but a bit of fun out of either I'd not bother.
It's not just about learning one particular technology but equally about learning the under-lying principles as well.
Michael, I know exactly what you mean.
Whether or not anything comes of my ventures in to the likes of PHP and RoR I like to think I learn somethiing from each journey.
Sticking with one technology - particularly Domino - can never be a good thing. If Domino died we'd all be up Poo Creak without a paddle. There's nothing else out there like Domino. If we had to transition in to the "proper" way of making websites in a world sans Domino we'd feel the hurt.
By learning PHP I found out about RDBMS and templating. By learning RoR I hope to learn about MVC architecture and other techniques. If I thought I'd get nothing but a bit of fun out of either I'd not bother.
It's not just about learning one particular technology but equally about learning the under-lying principles as well.