Jason, Just my two cents.
For coding standard you can refer to PEAR documentation: http://pear.php.net/manual/en/standards.php Learning about the Object Oriented side of PHP (PHP 5 and above), Namespaces (5.3 and above), ORM (Doctrine 2 package) will all be useful if you plan to make yourself available for bigger clients (read: well-paying) building large scale architecture. The are outrageously complicated frameworks (in my opinion) that you can take a look and get the mindset behind it. For JS, a very good understanding of DOM is required. I felt, Nicholas Zakas book on Javascript (think, his first one) with Wrox publication was a great one! It rounded up all the essentials from Objects, DOM manipulation and performance. For beginning SQL (say, MySQL), take a look at Larry Ulman's visual quick start guide to MySQL. Could be an interesting way to get started. Take a look at a-list-apart or other design related discussions for CSS..Again, it comes through exposure to code and practice. >From a monetary standpoint, there are also requirements for good front end web developers (JS and CSS). The best thing is - these are common technologies that can be used by a team that develops their backend using JAVA, PHP or .NET. So, yes, as a tool driver, it (JS and CSS) will be more handy! Good luck! On Sunday, January 6, 2013 2:52:18 PM UTC+13, Jmumby wrote: > > I am keen to get into a career in web developing, PHP, SQL, JS, CSS etc. I > have really only taught myself and haven't really mixed with developers so > probably don't use the best processes to complete tasks. What is the best > way to get a qualification or experience within this field? I am currently > in full time employment in a vocation that does not require programming > skills, I can't really drop this as it pays the bills! I have only really > done stuff for friends and family and my own projects (smartorder.co.nz). > > Any suggestions (with regards to gaining experience) appreciated, I am 38. > > Thx, > > Jason > -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
