Comments on: php for librarian http://www.librarian.net/stax/2248/php-for-librarian/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Turulcsirip - Takács Dániel http://www.librarian.net/stax/2248/php-for-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-114746 Turulcsirip - Takács Dániel Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:39:54 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2248/php-for-librarian/#comment-114746 [...] php es a konyvtaros: http://www.librarian.net/stax/2248/php-for-librarian/ « előző | Takács Dániel — 2008. 02. 26. [...] [...] php es a konyvtaros: http://www.librarian.net/stax/2248/php-for-librarian/ « előző | Takács Dániel — 2008. 02. 26. [...]

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]]> By: Donna http://www.librarian.net/stax/2248/php-for-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-114531 Donna Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:42:14 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2248/php-for-librarian/#comment-114531 Hey Eric, thanks for the advice! See, this is why AskMetafilter is awesome - not only did I get great answers there, but I got one here, too. Hey Eric, thanks for the advice! See, this is why AskMetafilter is awesome – not only did I get great answers there, but I got one here, too.

]]> By: Eric http://www.librarian.net/stax/2248/php-for-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-114512 Eric Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:17:40 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2248/php-for-librarian/#comment-114512 There is some good advice in that thread. Since I don't have a metafilter account, I thought I'd post my thoughts here. Back in the days when I was just learning programming, I found the books from Peachpit Press to be the best. Now that I've got more experience, I find O'Reilly to be my publisher of choice for technical/code related books. some titles that I've found useful: Writing Basic PHP Scripts http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321481631 PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321186486 PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, 2nd Edition http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321245652 Learning PHP 5 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnphp5/ Learning PHP & MySQL, Second Edition http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514013/?CMP=AFC-ak_book&ATT=Learning+PHP+%26+MySQL But, no matter what book you get, the best way to learn is to do. Pick a simple project, define the details of what you want it to do and learn via the books and trial-and-error experimentation. It is best if the project is real, something that you have genuine motivation to get right -- but creating an imaginary project that is needed by a fictional organization can be just as effective. Most importantly, ask questions! find your local techie and ask -- you'd be shocked, but those shy geeks that have no social skills actually love to share knowledge (and some are even good at it). Also, do searches on the web for answers when you hit problems. don't give up. Remember that when people say that they taught themselves to program, what they really mean is that they found the right resources to ask for help and guidance from as they assimilated knowledge at their own pace. There is some good advice in that thread. Since I don’t have a metafilter account, I thought I’d post my thoughts here.

Back in the days when I was just learning programming, I found the books from Peachpit Press to be the best. Now that I’ve got more experience, I find O’Reilly to be my publisher of choice for technical/code related books.

some titles that I’ve found useful:

Writing Basic PHP Scripts
http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321481631

PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321186486

PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, 2nd Edition
http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321245652

Learning PHP 5
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnphp5/

Learning PHP & MySQL, Second Edition
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514013/?CMP=AFC-ak_book&ATT=Learning+PHP+%26+MySQL

But, no matter what book you get, the best way to learn is to do. Pick a simple project, define the details of what you want it to do and learn via the books and trial-and-error experimentation.

It is best if the project is real, something that you have genuine motivation to get right — but creating an imaginary project that is needed by a fictional organization can be just as effective.

Most importantly, ask questions! find your local techie and ask — you’d be shocked, but those shy geeks that have no social skills actually love to share knowledge (and some are even good at it). Also, do searches on the web for answers when you hit problems. don’t give up. Remember that when people say that they taught themselves to program, what they really mean is that they found the right resources to ask for help and guidance from as they assimilated knowledge at their own pace.

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