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| PHP in Action: Objects, Design, Agility |
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| Manufacturer: Manning Publications |
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To keep programming productive and enjoyable, state-of-the-art practices and principles are essential. Object-oriented programming and design help manage complexity by keeping components cleanly separated. Unit testing helps prevent endless, exhausting debugging sessions. Refactoring keeps code supple and readable. PHP offers all this-and more. This book shows you how to apply PHP techniques and principles to all the most common challenges of web programming, including:
Web presentation and templates User interaction including the Model-View-Contoller architecture Input validation and form handling Database connection and querying and abstraction Object persistence
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| Review Date: October 6, 2007 |
| Reviewer: M. Coughlin, Westerly, RI United States |
Most books, I've read are written by full-time authors, rather than contractors (i.e. practitioners) ... and it shows ... in the "hello world", foo-bar examples ... for lack of immagination. This author has, clearly, been developing websites - for years; it's so evident throughout. Moreover, the author is VERY well read and aware of the latest development theories, practices, principles and design patterns. He writes with the wisdom of someone who has lived through long wars of website development and, more importantly to the reader, has found most practical ways to weave current design theory into guidelines for getting things done with PHP.
How many books have you finished and asked yourself, "ok, now, where do I start?". This is NOT one of those books. This, more than any other, answers the "How ...?" providing a whole process for starting, being sure of incremental progress, handling inevitable complexity and, ultimately, maintainability.
I've read over a dozen PHP books, usually picked based on Amazon recommendations (when available). This book stands head and shoulders ABOVE ANYthing I've found to date ... for its pragmatic blend of theory and practice. On a scale of 1 to 5 stars, this is at least an 11 (or better)! If you don't study this book, CAREFULLY, you're in for far more miserable coding experiences than necessary.
When I took the scenic boat ride through Oslo harbor, I had no idea that such a blend of PHP techniques and advanced coding theory was evolving in Norway! It's such a beautiful ride ... try it. |
Very Good Book
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| Review Date: January 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mark Twain, Brooklyn, NY USA |
Simply put, this is one of the best books on OOP & PHP I have laid my eyes on. I got it based on a friend's recommendation. I was going through his library in his office of probably 20+ php books (including others on OOP [he's an OOP guy])- and he's a php book contributor himself) and he pointed out this one and said this was the best treatment of OOP he'd ever seen. This coming from someone who it seems thinks in PHP at times, I quickly got it and have not been disappointed.
So if you're reading reviews and wondering if you should get this or the other book...no question, get this. |
Super
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| Review Date: April 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: D. Ruslan, France |
Very good book for intermediate or advanced php developer, I'm very happy with the book.
Ruslan |
the HOW and why behind effectively using OOP in PHP projects
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| Review Date: December 12, 2008 |
| Reviewer: bergstyle, Los Angeles, CA United States |
| This book is amazing! It goes far beyond so many of the other PHP books that show you the OOP features in PHP5 along with a few non-real-world examples. This book clearly EXPLAINS the importance of object oriented DESIGN techniques and walks you through real-world examples of how to actually implement them effectively. If you find yourself understanding PHP OOP concepts but struggling to apply to your own projects this is the book to get! |
Solid book on PHP best practices
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| Review Date: November 8, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Eldon Alameda, |
By far my favorite PHP book and the one that I recommend to everyone who asks me about improving their PHP knowledge.
The book not only covers what you should do, but it goes into explaining why and how in an easy to understand manner. Highly recommend to anyone who understands how to script PHP but now wants to learn how to become a PHP programmer. |
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Tags: action, agility, design, objects
