Sir Having read much introductory aspects about "object oriented programming". I feel I have the logic of how its constructs works.
I find I learn much faster, when seeing the logic of finished code and then playing around it. Having being thoroughly confused by reading textbooks on HTM & CSSL [which are necessarily long winded].....I became rapidly familiar by examining working code and then playing around with the same. Upon learning the conventions, making changes without corrupting the output.....suddenly my comprehension took-off. Am I correct in assuming that the Zend Framework, provides large pre-written chunks of php/mysql code, which can be inserted into my application in the form of a jigsaw puzzle? For example, if I required to my users to upload documents in a secure fashion to my application - is there a chunk of ZEND code, which can perform this task [of course with a little marry-up work]? Will it provide the entire function requirements, which preclude my having to start from scratch [until I am sufficiently capable and so moved]. Note...this may be "baby talk" to you....which really explains where I am in terms of my skills. Fundamentally, I'd like to tackle building applications relatively simply.....it is easier for me to learn this way. To that end; would you recommend that I should use a code generator of some kind [and work backwards] and/or get straight in there with a more "clean" start [such as Zend]? I use Dreamweaver MX as my code editor, which I have grown to enjoy using. ta mike Themselves wrote: > > I would also recommend a basic guide to OO programming, as much of Zend > takes advantage of PHP5's OO features, and unless you spend the time to > formally learn OO it can be somewhat confusing. There are a number of > fantastic tutorials out there on the Googles, but I personally read the > first 2 chapters of "Packt Publishing - Object-Oriented Programming with > PHP5", which all made so much sense that I didn't need the rest of the > book > :P > > There's a lot more to OO than what you'll learn through an understanding > the > mechanics of it, it takes a number of years to really get to *think* in > objects. Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in Java" is apparently a fantastic book > for > helping you down the road of truly understanding OO, but I've not read > past > the first few pages yet. Always so busy :/ > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:55 AM, Django Woolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Hi All >> >> Am new to php/mysql and am looking to use Zend Framework as the backbone >> of >> my introduction into such application design, for the purposes of >> building >> dynamic web sites. >> >> I have made myself sufficiently familair with HTML as the first part of >> my >> learning and now wish to step up to building data driven web >> applications. >> >> Have fore-armed myself with several books for reference, but feel that at >> my >> advanced years and lack of technical nous...the best method for >> accelerated >> learning is to use the above, in a by rote manner.....almost like >> building >> a >> jigsaw, which I can examine by seeing completed and working code. >> >> Could someone kindly offer a start point? >> >> thanks >> Mike >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/New-To-PHP---Zend-tp20664844p20664844.html >> Sent from the Zend Framework mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/New-To-PHP---Zend-tp20664844p20677893.html Sent from the Zend Framework mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
