What programming language for a Twitter style clone?

[DarrenS]

Hello all, I was wondering what the most preferred language would be for programming a twitter style clone would be?
Languages I'm considering to do the work in either, PHP, Ruby, Python, Java.
Have been reading up on all the different clones out there, and have now suffered from info overload. So it would be great to hear from those in the know about the most straightforward way of implementing the clone.

I suspect the anwsers will echo my language choice, but it always helps to get anothers views on these things before I start digging into the code.

Many thanks.

:D

[MacHala]

why don't you just use StatusNet (open source twitter clone written in php)?

[assen]

Hi,

The best language to write a programme is the language you know best.

WWell,

[roelj]

Twitter is written in Ruby on Rails, and I believe it's a pretty good language for this purpose.

[robvas]

Exactly what the author makes in this book:

http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-book