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@NogDogJul 15.2019 — #Try to spend some of your time learning general programming concepts (not necessarily PHP-specific), so that you learn how to write clean, modular code that is easy to test* and easy to maintain. Try to keep your code D.R.Y., and keep your functions/classes narrowly focused and loosely coupled. (That should give you several things to google. ;) )
Spend some time on database concepts, as almost anything non-trivial that you build will have DB interactions.
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* For extra credit, look into "test-driven development".@NogDogJul 15.2019 — #Also, https://www.php.net/manual/en/ is the ultimate source of truth. They provide a handy shortcut URL mechanism when you have an idea what you want to use but don't know how to use it, e.g. https://php.net/array_walk .@NogDogJul 22.2019 — #The problem with videos can be the quality of the information they give. Anyone can post a video on YouTube. Generally speaking, not just anyone can get a book published by a reputable publisher (but watch out for self-published e-books ;) ).
If you watch a video to get an introduction to a new concept, don't stop there and think you know it. Look at the relevant PHP manual pages to reinforce what the video addressed while also learning how to use/understand the manual. Watch another video by another creator on the same subject and see if they agree, or have differing viewpoints.
One source of videos I'll recommend ishttps://laracasts.com/ . Jeffrey knows his stuff and explains it well. He normally has quite a few free introductory-level stuff, but you may want to pay for a subscription at some point as you get more serious about it.
Beginner advice
What advice would you give to someone starting out in web development? PHP specifically
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@NogDogJul 15.2019 — #Try to spend some of your time learning general programming concepts (not necessarily PHP-specific), so that you learn how to write clean, modular code that is easy to test* and easy to maintain. Try to keep your code D.R.Y., and keep your functions/classes narrowly focused and loosely coupled. (That should give you several things to google. ;) )Spend some time on database concepts, as almost anything non-trivial that you build will have DB interactions.
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@NogDogJul 22.2019 — #The problem with videos can be the quality of the information they give. Anyone can post a video on YouTube. Generally speaking, not just anyone can get a book published by a reputable publisher (but watch out for self-published e-books ;) ).If you watch a video to get an introduction to a new concept, don't stop there and think you know it. Look at the relevant PHP manual pages to reinforce what the video addressed while also learning how to use/understand the manual. Watch another video by another creator on the same subject and see if they agree, or have differing viewpoints.
One source of videos I'll recommend is