Published on November 7, 2007
in PHP.
I’ve been asked many times (by web designers) about what programming language they should learn so that they can build database driven websites. My short answer is of course: PHP.
That said, I felt a little more detail was required: why do the competing technologies (ASP, ASP.NET, Ruby etc …) suck compared to PHP … in that regard?
From the article:
The article’s title (I admit,) will get some people little miffed at me. But, what can I say, the truth hurts!
Seriously, this statement is valid and is worth talking about because there are a lot of web designers out there who are considering the leap into building dynamic (database driven) web applications. And with so many choices (ASP, ASP.NET, Ruby etc …) it can be very frustrating when trying to make that choice.
Of course, I believe (and know) that PHP is the choice language/technology for web designers. But why are the other technologies not a good choice for web designers?
You can read the rest at killerphp.com:
Why ASP, JSP and Ruby suck for web designers
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killersites.com
www.killerphp.com

Hi,
In my continued attempts to teach web designers how to program with PHP (now an essential web design skill,) I’ve just released part 1 of 3, of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP.
We cover the very basics and learn about one of the key advantages of creating functions in php versus just write straight PHP code to your pages.
The Video: Custom PHP Functions
Part 2 and 3 will be out soon.
Thanks,
Stefan
www.killersites.com
Published on October 4, 2007
in PHP.

Hi,
I just released three videos on PHP functions that targets total beginners to programming and PHP.
The Videos:
I cover basic topics like how to spot and use functions, what are functions ‘returns’ and what are function ‘arguments’.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
Published on September 6, 2007
in PHP.
Hi,
I’ve update my beginners tutorial on object oriented PHP adding steps 18-22.
Again, this is a code intensive article where I expect you to follow along with your PHP editors.

More to come.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killerphp.com
Published on August 26, 2007
in PHP.

Hi,
I’ve update my beginners tutorial on object oriented PHP adding steps 12-17. I cover two new basic OO concepts in these steps:
- Constructors.
- Access modifiers.
Again this is a code intensive article where I expect you to follow along with your PHP editors.
More to come.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killerphp.com
www.killersites.com