On Jan 22, 2008 11:21 AM, Jason Pruim <japruim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've found many times, that you can find the "how" by googling for the
> right terms... It's the "Why" that you can't learn from code... That's
> when you gotta dig into books and ask questions :)
Not just that, but also citing something Eric said in his last
message: you learn by doing. Not just the how's and why's of
programming, but also the when's, where's, what's and which's. For
example:
HOW to create a resuable object.
WHY it's the expected result that $n = 4.1; serialize($n); may
be 4.0999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, but $x =
serialize($n); $x = ($x * 10); will always be 0.
WHEN to use variable variables.
WHERE to store your private function configuration variables.
WHAT the hell a private function versus a public function really is.
WHICH search function - eregi(), preg_match(), stristr(),
substr() - to use for a specific case.
WHO is going to be reading through your code and comments, and
is it clear enough?
> So hopefully you guys are ready for some questions that I come up
> with. Maybe I'll even throw my experience into a webpage for someone
> who is learning like me... bit by bit.
That's what Tedd does, actually. He's got some great examples
that he puts up as time goes by.
Check it out here: http://webbytedd.com/
> Thanks for all the help you guys provide! I vote to double the pay of
> everyone who helps here!
The pay we get for contributing to the list? That's floor(sin(10)). ;-P
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Nineteen-Seventy-[mumble].
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