Where can I find good discussions of PHP vs Ruby vs Python?

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Do you know about any good articles that discuss the differences between the languages? So far I've mostly found very non-neutral stuff or technical benchmarking of function X vs function Y.

Again, I'm not asking for arguments here for one language over another. I see there are a lot of similar questions, where the answer is basically that it's all about preference. What I'm looking for is maybe something where I can hear the reasoning behind the different languages matching people's preferences, etc.

Sorry if I'm being vague.

DHH's talk on ["Why Ruby"](http://confreaks.net/videos/431-rubyconf2010-keynote-why-ruby) really resounded with me; it's chock full of opinions, but may give some insight into the "preference" side of Ruby. — Michelle Tilley, Mar 09 '11 at 06:10
@Close voters: Two votes as off topic? Honestly? I know discussions shouldn't occur *on* Stack Overflow, but links to discussions should be fine. — Andrew Grimm, Mar 09 '11 at 06:18
@GWW: `PHP ruby python site:google.com` didn't get many relevant results. Oh, were you telling someone to google it? How about you google SO's FAQ? — Andrew Grimm, Mar 09 '11 at 06:20
@Andrew Grimm: Your response is greatly appreciated and noted. Thanks. — GWW, Mar 09 '11 at 06:31

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Python <-> Ruby: What does ruby have that python doesnt and vice versa
Python <-> PHP: is switching from php to python worth the trouble

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answered Mar 09 '11 at 06:13

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This was a really great link, wish i'd found it before I posted. – Zeta Two Mar 09 '11 at 06:28

Where can I find good discussions of PHP vs Ruby vs Python?

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