People always disagree, that's why standards are great. Everybody has to suck it up and use the standard regardless of personal preferences
+1 for following PSR standards. Kind regards, Keri Henare --------------------------------------------------- [e] [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) [t] @kerihenare [w] kerihenare.com (http://kerihenare.com) [m] (+64) 021 874 552 On Monday, 21 January 2013 at 6:51 PM, Petah wrote: > In regards to coding standards, I would also point out PSR standards, as > there is movement in the larger PHP community towards them: > https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards > > Although I have to admit I don't agree with all of them. > > > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Prasanna <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > 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 (http://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] > > (mailto:[email protected]) > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > [email protected] > > (mailto:nzphpug%[email protected]) > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > (mailto:[email protected]) > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > (mailto:[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] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NZ PHP Users Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
