[PHP] New to PHP

[Steve Magruder]

Mike Ford wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Harris [mailto:jharris@rallycentral.us]
>> Sent: 07 July 2003 23:27
>>
>> After coding for a while, I would suggest that while you're reading
>> through coding excercises, you find a coding style that works
>> for you and
>> keep it consistant. One of the least fun parts of creating
>> your php pages
>> is reading some code that you coded months (years) ago, and
>> it's totally
>> out of style with everything else that you're doing.

>
> H'mm, yes -- reminds me of the following, which someone taught me in
> the dim-and-distant past and I'm constantly quoting to people who
> don't adequately comment code:
>
> "Someone else's code: code written by someone else, or code written
> by you more than 6 months ago".

And the corollary to is: Most of what constitutes value in commented code
is the code itself, which exhibits well-named variables, methods, etc. and
well-structured, well-encapsulated algorithms. When code is structured
appropriately, then the only actual comments needed are to explain unusual
logic or business rules that cannot be easily deciphered from reading the
code.

Steve
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Steve Magruder Consulting - [url]http://consulting.stevemagruder.com[/url]

[Ow Mun Heng]

Wow.. There's a guy named Rasmus here. Is here(or u) the same person who
wrote that book? this is way cool..

Oh.. BTW, "PHP & Mysql Web Development" is GOOD.

Also, since a lot of codes are open sourced, Read through them as well. I'm
learning through that too. (& this list)

Cheers,
Mun Heng, Ow
H/M Engineering
Western Digital M'sia
DID : 03-7870 5168


-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph [mailto:ralph@nqionline.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:01 AM
To: 'Hiren Mehta'; 'PHP'
Subject: RE: [PHP] New to PHP


Here are some sites for you to get started:

http://www.zend.com/developers.php
http://www.phpcomplete.com/tutorials.php
http://www.evilwalrus.com/articles.php

And for books, here are some excellent books I've come across:

Programming PHP
By Rasmus Lerdorf

Web Application Development with PHP 4.0
by Tobias Ratschiller

Professional PHP4 Programming
By Deepak Thomas





-----Original Message-----
From: Hiren Mehta [mailto:hiren@activetopic.com]
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 2:28 PM
To: PHP
Subject: [PHP] New to PHP

Hi I am new to PHP and would like to learn more about it. Which would be
the best place to start with besides the manual and what would you
suggest is a pre-requiste for learning PHP.

Thanks

Regards,

Hiren

[Ralph Guzman]

Yes, and also the same Rasmus founder of PHP. From time to time he may
even respond to one of you questions. :-)

And you're right one of the best ways to learn is to look at other open
source code. I've learned how to write efficient code and also learned
programming tricks by studying other code.

Welcome to the team,

-----Original Message-----
From: Ow Mun Heng [mailto:ow.mun.heng@wdc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 7:52 PM
To: PHP
Subject: RE: [PHP] New to PHP

Wow.. There's a guy named Rasmus here. Is here(or u) the same person who
wrote that book? this is way cool..

Oh.. BTW, "PHP & Mysql Web Development" is GOOD.

Also, since a lot of codes are open sourced, Read through them as well.
I'm
learning through that too. (& this list)

Cheers,
Mun Heng, Ow
H/M Engineering
Western Digital M'sia
DID : 03-7870 5168


-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph [mailto:ralph@nqionline.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:01 AM
To: 'Hiren Mehta'; 'PHP'
Subject: RE: [PHP] New to PHP


Here are some sites for you to get started:

http://www.zend.com/developers.php
http://www.phpcomplete.com/tutorials.php
http://www.evilwalrus.com/articles.php

And for books, here are some excellent books I've come across:

Programming PHP
By Rasmus Lerdorf

Web Application Development with PHP 4.0
by Tobias Ratschiller

Professional PHP4 Programming
By Deepak Thomas





-----Original Message-----
From: Hiren Mehta [mailto:hiren@activetopic.com]
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 2:28 PM
To: PHP
Subject: [PHP] New to PHP

Hi I am new to PHP and would like to learn more about it. Which would be
the best place to start with besides the manual and what would you
suggest is a pre-requiste for learning PHP.

Thanks

Regards,

Hiren



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