How long did it take you with PHP?
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2 1/2 years
I have been using PHP almost daily for 2 and a half years... I would say I have an extremly good knowlege of the language inside and out. Its more about design and techniques now more then anything at this point.
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jplush, most of the advanced coders code from memory. I would say that the only reason we look something up is to find the syntax of a certain function that php provides. That's why the manual at php.net is always referred to. If you need to find something, it is there.
As for techniques and design, the best way to establish good coding habits is to code a lot and look at other people's code to learn what to do and also what not to do
As for techniques and design, the best way to establish good coding habits is to code a lot and look at other people's code to learn what to do and also what not to do
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Classes are very cool. Right now (up through PHP 4.2.2), the OOP in PHP is not that great. It works, but it doesn't work as well as it could. I believe PHP 5 will be incorporating much more OOP capabilities and much more optimization.
But definitely learn how to do OOP. It is a great tool to make writing code and designing a solution to your problem about a million times easier.
But definitely learn how to do OOP. It is a great tool to make writing code and designing a solution to your problem about a million times easier.
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Well, classes are always best for the large projects. It helps keep things encapsulated and easier to work with if done right. For small projects, classes can be very useful also, but if the project is so small that a few functions will suffice instead of creating objects, then go for the functions.
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i got tired of using hosted guestbooks and things like that from bravenet, so i decided i wanted a website so i could use other ones. once i did that, i wanted to tweak them. once i did that, i wanted to write my own.
i had the basics down in a couple weeks, but i am still learning, i would say i have a pretty good knowledge of things, but i will just continue helping people and optimizing things.
considering i'm 14, im considered probably the geekiest kid at school, despite my appearance.
i had the basics down in a couple weeks, but i am still learning, i would say i have a pretty good knowledge of things, but i will just continue helping people and optimizing things.
considering i'm 14, im considered probably the geekiest kid at school, despite my appearance.

