I want to learn php...any tips, advice?

venturi · 2004-04-22, 03:18 AM

Okay, here's the deal...

Learning PHP is pretty easy. Learning to be a PROGRAMMER is not. Sure, you can learn PHP in a matter of a couple weeks if you are reasonably intelligent. But you will spend YEARS learning how to be a true PROGRAMMER unless you have a competent mentor (like myself). I have been programming for well over 20 years. I've forgotten more languages than most people will ever learn. What this gave me is an innate knowledge of programming and analysis so that I can provide an efficient solution for my clients as quickly as possible.
All the code hacks out there that have a few years of college and some programming classes don't know shit. They've only lived in the puristic world of "everything works the first time" and have no experience getting their asses handed to them because one line of code caused them late night pager and/or phone calls to fix something that "should have worked".

Can you learn php basically overnight? yeah, if you're a quick reader. Can you become a competent programmer overnight? NO.

ok, stepping off the soap box (I'm blaming Cleo) .

2004-04-22, 03:18 AM	#1
venturi No offence Apu, but when they were handing out religions you must have been out taking a whizz Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: An Oasis atop a High Desert Mesa Posts: 282	Okay, here's the deal... Learning PHP is pretty easy. Learning to be a PROGRAMMER is not. Sure, you can learn PHP in a matter of a couple weeks if you are reasonably intelligent. But you will spend YEARS learning how to be a true PROGRAMMER unless you have a competent mentor (like myself). I have been programming for well over 20 years. I've forgotten more languages than most people will ever learn. What this gave me is an innate knowledge of programming and analysis so that I can provide an efficient solution for my clients as quickly as possible. All the code hacks out there that have a few years of college and some programming classes don't know shit. They've only lived in the puristic world of "everything works the first time" and have no experience getting their asses handed to them because one line of code caused them late night pager and/or phone calls to fix something that "should have worked". Can you learn php basically overnight? yeah, if you're a quick reader. Can you become a competent programmer overnight? NO. ok, stepping off the soap box (I'm blaming Cleo) . __________________ Please Re-Read The Rules For Sig Files