And I feel less like a fool! I was wondering how anyone would be "Setting Up PHP 5 for Windows with Apache or IIS" in 17 seconds...
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > Then I stand corrected. Thanks for pointing that out Sandy. > Paul > > On May 14, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Sandy Scarfo wrote: > > The Lynda.com course durations are listed in hours, so the first two PHP > offerings cover about 21 hours combined, and the last two about half an > hour. > > Sandy > > > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Art Thompson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Okay, so I was one of the folks (culprits?) who suggested Lynda.com for >> learning PHP before even checking to see if they offered any tutorials on >> the subject. I have to say that I'm shocked that there are only 4 segments >> offered totaling less than a half-hour of instruction?? Sorry for the >> knee-jerk testimonial! I'm going to email them right away and request that >> they up their library in web development subjects. I just assumed that they >> would have this covered as well as they do the front-end subjects, but we >> know what happens when you assume... >> >> Cheers, >> Art >> >> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> For what it's worth, any no offense to anyone who posted about Lynda.com. >>> I also think Lynda.com is awesome. I did a quick search on PHP and the >>> results returned 4 courses. Two of which are all of 16-17 seconds in length. >>> The other two are 10-11 minutes. I would not consider this * >>> comprehensive*. >>> Jonathan, for my opinion it really depends on two important variables. >>> >>> a) How best to *you* absorb training information. Are you the type of >>> person that can pick up a book on the subject and consume the details? Do >>> you need one-to-one instructor driven instructions? >>> b) In what environment are you specifically interested in? Meaning for >>> PHP you can get training for example in Dreamweaver. Or you can get training >>> on using TextMate and learn to do all the things DW does for you. >>> >>> Maybe look into the Austin Community College. They used to offer a >>> Webmaster cert program which was part of the Adult Education. Lindsey Allen >>> (also on this list) might be so kind to offer some opinion on ACC. They >>> offer both online self-paced sessions as well as in-classroom instructor >>> lead courses. >>> >>> P- >>> >>> >>> On May 14, 2009, at 10:26 AM, Art Thompson wrote: >>> >>> I suggest Lynda.com as well. For years I didn't take them seriously >>> because, after all, how could a video tutorial take the place of an O'Reilly >>> book or a physical class on a subject. But, I've found that their >>> one-on-one, tutorial-based learning is superb for technical subjects such as >>> PHP or ActionScript and I feel that they are unmatched with regards to the >>> time and effort put in to learning and what I actually walk away with. Plus, >>> you can't really beat the price. Also, I keep strange hours and who's going >>> to teach me one-on-one Advanced ActionScript at 2 in the morning? >>> >>> Art >>> >>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Rob <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Take a look at geekaustin.org ... they offer free mysql classes from >>>> time to time >>>> >>>> On May 13, 9:15 pm, Jonathan Horak <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Hello y'all, >>>> > >>>> > Anyone have recommendations for cost-effective PHP/MySQL training in >>>> > central Austin? I was recently laid off, so I'm looking to expand my >>>> > skillset -- advanced front-end developer here with beginner level PHP >>>> >>>> > experience -- while the job search continues. >>>> > >>>> > << Jonathan >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
