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Posted by Curtis on 01/26/07 10:43
On Jan 25, 1:26 am, "Hasin Hayder" <countdracu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been working with PHP for more than 3yrs (I believe still I am
> beginner in this category) - I was present in several interview board.
> Which things disappointed me most is the "lack of eagerness" to
> learn what comes new. Sometime developers thinks that learning Only PHP
> will help them to get lucrative jobs!! OMG
>
> Especially most of the time PHP developers plays multiple roles in the
> companies, they are developer, they are template designers, they are
> HTML coders, they are DBA, they are PMs....what the heck. Only few
> companies have different people for these roles.
>
> How far you can go just learning PHP (RAW code, in ancient style, that
> means PHP+HTML together, yak!!)? You have to have knowledge in CSS, JS,
> Frameworks, Multiple DBS
>
> When it comes the question of CSS, you should maintain a list of
> websites where from you can get updates. Dont learn the CSS from book,
> but goto websites and see what is happening... If you are still using
> Tables to design ur pages, let me say man, it sucks. Got any idea about
> Liquid Layout?? not yet?? OMG
>
> Lets go for JS. Javascript is simple yet powerful language (I better
> say a mandatory one for web application developers) to learn. Unless u
> have proper knowledge in JS, its very hard to develop "usable" web
> 2 apps. But wait, I never meant RAW JS. you have to have some basic
> skills on basic javascript, but dont spend time for re inventing the
> wheels. Go for popular libs like Prototype, jQuery, Moo, Mootools,
> Scriptaculous, Dojo, Rico.... Why you are sitting man?? go learn them.
>
> MySQL becomes very popular by last couple of years becoz of it's
> performance. By the meantime PostgreSQL also developed a lot. Now its
> hardly a factor between them, if you talk abt performance. Beside that
> I must say postgre is much more mature, feature rich and thats why it
> is called "open source oracle". Never wait for only MySQL. Learn
> postgreSQL. And it is also necessary to learn atleast one of the
> embedded database like SQLite. Dont ever think that SQLite is less
> powerull. You can develop amazing apps using simply SQLite, with some
> "hacks" and "optimizations"
>
> Team development attitude is another important thing. If you are
> introvert, restricting and never share your knowledge with others, you
> dont cost a dime. What is the value of yor knowledge unless you explore
> it? Also you must posses a very friendly attitude while you are working
> in a team. Dont think your team mates are your competitor but they are
> just working with you to build a big result together....nothing
> personal. Participate in forums and write blogs.
>
> If you are PHP developer and think you have learned enough already, let
> me give some suggestions. Please DONT think you have finished learning.
> Everyday there are new release from PEAR, PECL and many other
> providers. Please learn useful packages from PEAR. Also learn the
> following
>
> 1. ezComponents
> 2. Zend Framework (dont mix framework with the MVC concept.. MVC is
> just a part of Zend Framework)
> 3. Popular opensource packages
> 4. PEAR
> 5. Templating engines like Smarty, Savant
>
> also keep yourself uptodate from the following sites
>
> 1.www.phparch.com
> 2.www.phpmag.net
> 3.www.phpmagazine.net
> 4.www.ajaxian.com
> 5.www.mashable.com
> 6.www.programmableweb.com
> 7.www.planet-php.org
>
> Please Please Please - Upgrade Yourself....
>
> Hasin Hayderhttp://hasin.wordpress.com
While I agree with the point that one should not remain content with
what they've learned, I have to disagree with the idea of jumping on
popular popular libraries that support the latest buzz. You'll learn
far more if you actually learn what's going on behind the scenes.
"Ajax" and the Web 2.0 buzz has notoriously _spurred many of its
participants_ to exclude usability. Understanding JavaScript is
understanding how to implement it in a transparent manner, when it's
available, great! When it's not, the user shouldn't be feeling the
effects of it. I'm quite fluent in JavaScript and very much enjoy
writing cool UIs, but my driving focus is to ensure the user doesn't
have to go out of their way to accommodate its implementation. Michael
Fesser said this more eloquently and concisely than I have. :-)
What people should be learning is the general concepts of programming,
the ability to approach problems in a programmer way. Not many place
emphasis enough on the ability to take in a situation, use Google to
find **useful** results, and work in a solution. If you take several
years to learn how to think in terms of "the" programming approach, you
should be at a point where you can learn a new language in days. Of
course, to do that, you'd need to learn varying types of programming
languages. Downloading Dojo or the latest PEAR package won't really
improve the essential *core* knowledge you need to become a
self-sufficient programmer. I think this is one of the reasons I like
the idea behind C so much. Anyone could write their own standard
library, if they wanted. Of course, practically and for portability
reasons, that's not a great idea.
Sorry, just had to let off a rant of my own.
--
Curtis
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