Hi peter... Wow!! That's a heck lot of info for me to digest! Thank you so much for all that trouble!
Very useful stuffs... can't thank you enuff... Yours, Wee Keat ------------------------------------------------------------ "Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter J. Schoenster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 31 July, 2002 2:40 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] How to become a good PHP coder? > On 31 Jul 2002 at 11:38, Martin Towell wrote: > > > The best way to become proficient in programming (or anything, come to > > that) is with _lots_ of practice. > > ...snip > > > Personally, I don't bog myself down in code from the start. I think in > > sorta pseudo-code, then once I have a solution, I then implement in > > language-specific code. > > I whole-heartedly agree with the above. > > It's all to easy to just start spinning out code and weaving things together and before you know it you've got something. But then come the > inevitable changes, how will your code handle it? > > I would suggest reading some Steve McConnell. > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556154844/ref=ase_stevemcconnelconA/ 103-2560652-4298245 > > That's the author's affiliate id, doesn't hurt to help them make more money. It links to "Code Complete". As one reviewer says: > > > Code Complete showed me that it's a lot more than that, beginning by > > designing your program, not just starting to write code right away, up > > to topics like naming conventions for variables, how to determine what > > code to put into a routine or how to make your program easier to debug. > > I cannot emphsize enough to follow some sort of standard. At least to read through the standard once. > > http://pear.php.net/manual/en/standards.php > > Pragmatic Programmer is also quite good: > > http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/020161622X/ref=cm_custrec_gl_acc/103-2560652-42 98245 > > Anyone with 3/4 a brain can throw together some code to do something. You've got thousands of examples and you might stumble across > some of mine. It is another thing entirely to write code that will form a basis for evolution. The web is all about evolution. We always have to get > the latest project done yesterday and then before we've even tested it we've got changes coming in ... thinking about what you are going to do > and how you are going to grow it and test it are very important. > > Peter > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
