[PHP] php books

Revisiting said dead horse, it's interesting there is no clear
consensus of opinion about what is the best book to use to learn
php. Generally, you get several people chiming in talking about the
website. Now the website is the bomb indeed, BUT IT'S NOT A BOUND
BOOK! So that's a terrific answer to a totally different question.

It's interesting really; it suggests there is a wide range of
perspectives and mindsets about wha is the best way to come to
understand php. Possibly this suggests something about the general
mindset of the php community- wide ranging individualism?

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On Apr 8, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Kirk Bailey <[email protected]> wrote:

> Revisiting said dead horse, it's interesting there is no clear consensus of opinion about what is the best book to use to learn php. Generally, you get several people chiming in talking about the website. Now the website is the bomb indeed, BUT IT'S NOT A BOUND BOOK! So that's a terrific answer to a totally different question.
>
> It's interesting really; it suggests there is a wide range of perspectives and mindsets about wha is the best way to come to understand php. Possibly this suggests something about the general mindset of the php community- wide ranging individualism?

By our nature as programmers we all have very different ways to look at things. And if we don't like the way things are being done with the current tools we change it... We "fix it "

That being said I've been considering a project that would take sample code and explain why it dos what it does... Make it reviewed by the big wigs here and possibly go as far as printing it... But definitely an ebook type thing.

Anyone interested in helping on a project like that?
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On Apr 8, 2012, at 9:15 PM, Jason Pruim <[email protected]> wrote:

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>
> On Apr 8, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Kirk Bailey <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Revisiting said dead horse, it's interesting there is no clear consensus of opinion about what is the best book to use to learn php. Generally, you get several people chiming in talking about the website. Now the website is the bomb indeed, BUT IT'S NOT A BOUND BOOK! So that's a terrific answer to a totally different question.
>>
>> It's interesting really; it suggests there is a wide range of perspectives and mindsets about wha is the best way to come to understand php. Possibly this suggests something about the general mindset of the php community- wide ranging individualism?
>
> By our nature as programmers we all have very different ways to look at things. And if we don't like the way things are being done with the current tools we change it... We "fix it "
>
> That being said I've been considering a project that would take sample code and explain why it dos what it does... Make it reviewed by the big wigs here and possibly go as far as printing it... But definitely an ebook type thing.
>
> Anyone interested in helping on a project like that?

And I just realized I hijacked your thread... I apologize! My brain has not started up from the weekend yet.... If there is interest I'll start a specific thread for it! :)

*slaps his own wrist*


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> Revisiting said dead horse, it's interesting there is no clear consensus of opinion about what is the best book to use to learn php. Generally, you get several people chiming in talking about the website. Now the website is the bomb indeed, BUT IT'S NOT A BOUND BOOK! So that's a terrific answer to a totally different question.

Kirk

I did not actually read "Head First PHP & MySQL" (because I was already too deep into PHP before this book even came out), but in general I have really enjoyed learning the beginnings of my experience with various languages from the "Head First" series.
That series is generally really user friendly and makes it easy to dive in to the language covered by whichever book you choose.

E.g.:
http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfphp/

HTH
-Govinda
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A good tip, thank you. The php cookbook just arrived today, and this
weekend I will be doing some cooking.

On 4/10/2012 4:22 PM, Govinda wrote:
>> Revisiting said dead horse, it's interesting there is no clear consensus of opinion about what is the best book to use to learn php. Generally, you get several people chiming in talking about the website. Now the website is the bomb indeed, BUT IT'S NOT A BOUND BOOK! So that's a terrific answer to a totally different question.
> Kirk
>
> I did not actually read "Head First PHP& MySQL" (because I was already too deep into PHP before this book even came out), but in general I have really enjoyed learning the beginnings of my experience with various languages from the "Head First" series.
> That series is generally really user friendly and makes it easy to dive in to the language covered by whichever book you choose.
>
> E.g.:
> http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfphp/
>
> HTH
> -Govinda

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