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Hi:

Among the following technologies what you consider is the best tool for a developer to achieve more and best payed works?

php - css - wordpress - .NET - ActionScript - ajax - android - asterisk - C# - c++ - css - Delphi - drupal - flash - java - javascript - Javascript - Joomla - mysql - Oracle - php - PL/SQL - Postgresql - ruby - SAP - Tomcat - uml - UML - Visual - Basic - 6.0 - XML - assembler

Thankyou.

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Picking a single "best" technology from that list misses the real drivers of pay: business impact, scarcity, domain knowledge, seniority and local market demand. As hinted, location and macro cycles change what employers will pay for, and chasing whatever is hottest today is risky. The safer bet is to make skill choices that transfer and compound over time.

Take ’s instinct to master something, but focus mastery on fundamentals — systems, data modelling, distributed thinking and tooling — rather than just a single syntax. Combine that depth with a scarce specialty, as suggested: things like scalable backend architecture, cloud-native operations, security hardening, performance engineering or data infrastructure tend to command higher pay because they are harder to do well.

Practical path to better, more stable pay: choose a core domain (backend, mobile, data, embedded), learn one mainstream stack end-to-end, and add a complementary field (cloud platforms, CI/CD, observability, or security). Build production projects that show measurable results (reduced latency, improved throughput, revenue impact). Track real demand by scanning job listings in the target geography or for remote roles and orient learning toward those requirements. Contributions to real deployments and open source are far more persuasive than certificates alone.

Short checklist: pick a core area, get deep in fundamentals, add a scarce adjacent skill, ship measurable projects, and keep monitoring the market. Note that many sites use off-the-shelf CMSs (as observed), so deeper backend, scaling or domain expertise will still out-earn routine CMS work. For a high-level view of long-term pay trends in software roles see the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — BLS.

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> what you consider is the best tool for a developer to achieve more and best payed works?
None of them.

a) the going rate for a particular skill depends on geography (where are you?)
b) it depends on the economic cycle.
c) it depends on whether it's been made obsolete by something newer and better.

One minute you're flying high and the next, your skills in codegrubber 4 aren't worth spit.

Picking what is hot now is WAY WAY too late.
a) there's already plenty of people with plenty of experience.
b) by the time you get to their level, the party will be over.

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Just take any one skill and become the master of that

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and anything that's easy AND popular won't pay much. After all, there's tons of people doing it and it's easy to learn so there's nothing special to it.

What pays well are things that are hard to do yet in demand, as there will be few practitioners at a high level of expertise.

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Php is a easy to learn language.
Is easiest than Java of C++, is very popular, and wide demanded in most countries.

But some web sites are migrating to joomla, drupal and other CSM where theres no deep php knowledge needed. As I know.

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