Posted by Geoff Berrow on 07/26/07 17:58

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Captain Paralytic contained the following:

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>Just a thought, take a look at a framework like http://www.phppeanuts.org/
>Could help you along a bit.


I've learned PHP at a fairly late stage in life and with a similar
background to the OP (IT teacher). It wouldn't have helped me.

As far as possible I like to know what everything does. It's very easy
to get a lot done in a short time using a framework but whenever I've
used one I've always found it equally daunting when I try to tweak the
output to suit my needs.

I suppose it depends what type of person you are. I've written a lot of
code that doubtless re-invents the wheel, and it's probably crappy code
to boot. But it's /my/ crappy code and I know how it works and more
importantly, how to change it if somebody wants something different..

It's a bit like building a house. You could build a prefabricated house
with lots of large components but your options would be limited. Or you
could learn a lot of individual skills and have it exactly how you
liked.
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