sinewyshadow@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 4 days agoWhat should I learn next?message-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareWhat should I learn next?sinewyshadow@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 4 days agomessage-square12linkfedilinkfile-text
Hi. I’m looking for suggestions on what to learn next. I’ve learned HTML, Javascript, PHP. What should my next language be?
minus-squareFtumch@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoLearn SQL so your website can use a database like PostgreSQL.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoDoesn’t everyone just use an ORM nowadays? If I’m using raw SQL, I’m probably doing something hacky/shady.
minus-squareFtumch@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoIf you’re just doing basic CRUD stuff that doesn’t need to scale, sure. Even then IMO it’s a good idea to understand the underlying database queries.
Learn SQL so your website can use a database like PostgreSQL.
Doesn’t everyone just use an ORM nowadays?
If I’m using raw SQL, I’m probably doing something hacky/shady.
If you’re just doing basic CRUD stuff that doesn’t need to scale, sure. Even then IMO it’s a good idea to understand the underlying database queries.