On one hand, you should use the tool that you know best.
On the other hand, putting the language itself aside, dev-tools and existing libraries are few-and-far in between (and they usually suck). And when I say libraries, I don't mean snippets on the internet.. true libraries with tests, etc. Besides the frameworks and a handful of active packages on PEAR- good luck.
There is a reason why Ruby and Node have awesome tools (gem, npm, webrick, jasmine, cucumber, etc. etc.) and a very active library sharing mentality.
On the other hand, putting the language itself aside, dev-tools and existing libraries are few-and-far in between (and they usually suck). And when I say libraries, I don't mean snippets on the internet.. true libraries with tests, etc. Besides the frameworks and a handful of active packages on PEAR- good luck.
There is a reason why Ruby and Node have awesome tools (gem, npm, webrick, jasmine, cucumber, etc. etc.) and a very active library sharing mentality.