Hello All,
Now I'm in
way over my head and constantly debate the merits of switching to a
framework
versus hobbling along with my own "framework".
Mself included. After all the discussion about frameworks, I've decided to
stick to what
I'm doing and continue to refine my toolbox/framework. It works well, and I
still don't see
how switching will save me development time.
Anyways, I learned when my first coding job demanded I write code in PHP.
Until then,
I only had experiance in C & VB, both of which I learned by reading and
doing.
So, I would say, "lots of book reading and code writing got me started".
I also did a few vaporware GPL apps to get started.
People don't really care how much you have to learn still, when your coding
for free, so long
as you deliver working code on time. = ]
- Ben
Ben Sgro, Chief Engineer
ProjectSkyLine - Defining New Horizons
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cliff Hirsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NYPHP Talk" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] how did you learn php?
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:01:09 -0400, Mitch Pirtle wrote
On 8/26/07, Anthony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey, i'm kinda new around here and just tinkering around with php. My
> question to you guys is how did you learn? by reading or by taking
> apart
> scripts and adding your own style or what? I'm very curious.
...
So rolling up
your sleeves and diving in might be the fastest way to get you on the
road, so to speak.
But...what are you trying to accomplish? Tinkering? Developing an
application?
When I started, regretfully, there really weren't any frameworks. Now I'm
in
way over my head and constantly debate the merits of switching to a
framework
versus hobbling along with my own "framework".
For tinkering, sure, learn and play with php. This is a wicked cool tool:
http://www.hping.org/phpinteractive/
Install it, play with it, experiment with code snippets in it. Instant
feedback.
But if you want to develop a full-bore application, please don't roll your
own
-- learn a framework while you are learning php.
Clif
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