PHP

Advice for those seeking a web development position

In the last six months I’ve landed three jobs, each significantly better than the last. I mean, I’m not saying I was working a bad job in the first place, I’ve just been really lucky. I’ve had more jobs that I enjoyed than ones I didn’t. Even so, I’ve been fortunate enough to continue to find better and better jobs. Because of this, I’ve been doing quite a bit of thinking about the topic of finding work and just why I’ve been able to find so much of it. My advice will be most useful for those seeking a web development/programming-related position because other than fast food, that’s the only area I have any experience in, but I imagine a lot of it will be relevant regardless of your particular field of work.

Learning PHP Series: Part 1 - What PHP isn't

In order to teach a few of my colleagues how to program in PHP, I’ve decided to begin a series of blog articles on the topic. Ultimately, I’d like to bring anybody following the series all the way up through such advanced topics as object oriented programming, design patterns, and unit testing, although getting to that point is going to take us a while.

A basic knowledge of HTML and web development in general is assumed in this series. If you are not familiar with HTML, I suggest you at least take a look at it before starting this series. There are numerous resources on the internet and probably hundreds of books about HTML and beginning web development out there. If you don’t know HTML, you should still be able to follow along, but really, learn HTML first. It will be better for everybody.