best way to learn php
best way to learn php
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the problem with php is that it's a really messy language and encourages bad habits. if you want a future in programming, i would recommend learning something like python as your first language. if you just want to hack away at some php, one of the learning php books from oreilly.
- i dont agree , php is pretty cool as it has similar behavior to the C language, Python syntax is ridiculous********
- and python bindings suck********
- hmm, where to start, references working differently depending on version, magic quotes, unpredictable comparison operators, no unicode, etc..acescence
- .. operators, completely dumb character set support, etc..acescence
- my point is if you want to be a PROGRAMMER, meaning learn to program which allows you to pick up ANY language, learn pythonacescence
- python!acescence
- no way man, if you want to be a programmer pick up any language : C/C++********
- openGL python bindings ? ridiculous, OpenGL and C not bindings, native. awesome********
- well, that's way more of an investment because it's more low-level, if you want to just write stuff for web.acescence
- of course, C has it's own frustrating idiosyncrasies as well.acescence
- Python is just the actually "in the air" programming language, i would not even call it a programming language is syntax is ridiculous and stupidly "personified"********
- ..language is syntax is ridiculous and stupidly "personified"********
- yes ok for the web stuff, cheers!********
- it's thought out and makes sense for someone learning how to program. php is a hack job from "personal home pages" that grew organically.acescence
- these notes are so frustratingly short! haha. ok, back to workacescence
- yes, lol. but i do like PHP , personally it's waht introduced me to C.********
- I like it too, it gets the job done. i guess i'm speaking less of usefulness and more of "thinking like a programmer"acescence
- .. which is knowledge that works for any language.acescence
- ok, really back to work.acescence
- i dont agree , php is pretty cool as it has similar behavior to the C language, Python syntax is ridiculous