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David Neilsen | 07 834 3366 | PANmedia ® On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 3:14 PM, Michael Robinson <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Glenn, > > I agree with Aaron, and would add that it's better to buy books about > general programming good practise than a particular language. > > Code Complete would be a great place to start - > http://www.cc2e.com/Default.aspx > > Mike > > > On 08/06/12 15:07, Aaron Singline - Turboweb Limited wrote: > > Hi Glenn, > > Honestly if I was starting out today I wouldn't really bother to buy a > book. They go out of date too quickly and I generally may use them a bit > to start with but then just end up using online references. Plus, not only > are you killing the rain forest, it is hard to copy and paste from a > printed book. ;-) > > There are plenty of useful videos and other resources out there showing > the basics. For example http://www.youtube.com/user/JREAMdesign might be > a good place to start. > > Then from there the http://php.net site is actually and excellent > reference materials included in the documentation (including basic > tutorials). > > From there I would recommend getting a mentor or even hop onto mailing > lists such as this for guidance. > > The best way to really learn for most people is to start with a purpose. > Having a small project or goal to start with that means something to you > will most likely keep you engaged longer and also hopefully produce > something you need/want. > > Best of Luck > > > -- > *Aaron Singline* (about > me<http://www.turboweb.co.nz/team/2/Aaron-Singline-Co-Founder?ref=email> > ) > Co-Founder / Support *Turboweb Limited* > Office: +64 3 474 5953 > Cell: 022 657 8302 > Web: www.turboweb.co.nz > Twitter: twitter.com/turboweb > Facebook: facebook.com/turboweb > Turboweb Limited > 23 Vogel St > Dunedin 9016 > New Zealand > > *Need help? Please email [email protected]* > On 8/06/2012 2:50 p.m., Glenn Stuart Morrissey wrote: > > Hello all, > > Im after peoples opinion of the best book that they have read about > learning PHP. Im a novice thats looking for good reference. > Any takers? > > Glenn. -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > > > -- > Michael Robinson | +64 7 834 33 66 | PANmedia > > Good planets are hard to find - please consider the environment before > printing this e-mail > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
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