Ongoing Projects - Why are we here?

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davidjwest
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Ongoing Projects - Why are we here?

Post by davidjwest »

Following on from the "introduce yourself" thread, how about a thread about what projects everyone is working on or has worked on? Why did we all come for help on this forum etc?

I have been trying to teach myself PHP since November 2004 and found a lot of help on here.

My aim is to get my motor-racing game up and running and I think I'm almost a third of the way there now.

If anyone is interested in more details or wants a look, go to my site at http://www.pit-stop.org and feel free to post on the forums.

Don't be too harsh yet though, it's still nowhere near finished!

What is everyone else doing?
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Post by davidjwest »

Sorry about the double post, please delete one of the threads nice admin type person!

:oops:

Thanks, that was quick!

Jcart | No problem
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Post by SystemWisdom »

Well, my main reason for joining these forums was to keep up on the security aspects of PHP and ensure my code is as solid as possible..
I have been using PHP for almost a year now, and it has already become my first choice when writing web applications over ASP[.Net]/JSP/CGI...

Although I have been learning more about ASP.Net recently, I still prefer PHP :D

My current project is just a personal one, I am making a Dynamic Page Engine -- kinda like a CMS -- that is modular and supports themes. I plan to use it mainly as a Framework when developing other web applications.

Unfortunately, my host is changing servers, so my entire site is down right now.. :(
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Post by malcolmboston »

i first joined these forums to ask WAY too many questions...

now i dont really ask questions about PHP anymore, just try and help people who were in my situation :)
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Post by vigge89 »

I joined phpdn to get help while learning PHP, but the more I've gotten to know PHP and any other language discussed here, the more I try to help others. Nowadays, when I ask questions, they're mainly about advanced (imo, atleast ;) ) regexps and more advanced php questions, not many "why doesn't this code work?"-questions anymore :)

I've always coded PHP and other languages as a hobby, but I'm interested in working with it in the future, when I'm done with school (currently 16 years old). I'm currently working with my own CMS (includes templating-system and parser) and anything else popping up on my mind :)
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Post by shiznatix »

I joined because I was trying to teach myself PHP and was running into lots of trouble and the nice people here have helped me out greatly. I still have many stupid questions sadly but I am learning! Plus this is a great place to get quick answers to a simple problem since everyone here is so active.
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Post by m3mn0n »

malcolmboston wrote:i first joined these forums to ask WAY too many questions...

now i dont really ask questions about PHP anymore, just try and help people who were in my situation :)
Ditto.
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Post by Deemo »

i joined PHPDN because i had no idea what i was doing :P


i still dont know what im doing, but i think i can help some people now 8)
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Post by John Cartwright »

When I joined here I was as a complete noob.. still learning the fundamentals of html and css..
Now I consider myself well rounded in php. :lol:
There was no particular project that I required help on why I joined phpdn, except the quest for knowledge and becasue of how useful people are.
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Post by n00b Saibot »

Gocart wrote:When I joined here I was as a complete noob..
We seem to share much things in common.. I think I shoulda give you a visit... :lol:
True, I was a total noob when i joined here but within a week my prior lang experiences helped me to get a firm grip on this lang. I came to seek some info/examples etc.. and the info i got here overwhelmed me. Really! :P
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Post by magicrobotmonkey »

<testimonial>I joined because i had a crappy temp job where they gave me about an hour of work a day so I needed something else to do the rest of the day. Now I am a full time developer and I get to develop in PHP! Thanks, phpdn! </testimonial>
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