Posted by R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah on 06/20/06 14:42

Visionary wrote:
> Sorry if this counts as a top post, quite alot to quote here :)
>
> If I had the opportunity to snap my fingers and *magically* have 40
> years experience, I wouldn't mind. Now, 40 years of experience with
> only having done a project here and there, compared to 6 years
> experience working full time on projects would obviously yield a
> difference in knowledge. My 6 years of 'experience' sadly comes from a
> variety of sources- online tutorials, a few books, and a handful of
> helpful people who have shared their knowledge. I'm sure if my 6 years
> of experience came from going to college, I would be a much better
> designer/programmer.
>
> I agree with Jerry on the point of online tutorials not really giving
> much. It's frustrating to someone who can't afford college (at least at
> this point...) and sometimes doesn't have the option or leisure of
> buying a really good book on a particular subject.
<snip>

Oline tutorials and getting knowledge over the 'net is much
better, IMHO as you'd start thinking globally than locally. At least in
PHP, you may not find a book for which contents are not found online
somewhere.

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