Sanjib Sinha Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 before starting learn php i did some conceptual homework in C . now how long it will take to learn php and start working professionally? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/136361-php-learning/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesoul Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Almost no time as PHP is rooted in C. If you have a grasp of C before taking PHP on it is a major help. Knowledge of C++ would also be recommended so you can use classes to their full potential. Your main difference will be taking advantage of all the new premade functions that PHP provides. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/136361-php-learning/#findComment-711411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerRobot Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 How long is a piece of string? I'm sorry, but it's simply not possible for us to answer that question. It entirely depends on how much work you put in, you're ability, what you've done before etc. Beyond saying that the syntax of PHP is similar to that of C and that will no doubt help you, we can't realistically answer your question. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/136361-php-learning/#findComment-711413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiso Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 How long is a piece of string? I'm sorry, but it's simply not possible for us to answer that question. It entirely depends on how much work you put in, you're ability, what you've done before etc. Beyond saying that the syntax of PHP is similar to that of C and that will no doubt help you, we can't realistically answer your question. It also depends on how your mind works and your work ethic. There are alot of people on these forums that "Try" to learn php, but every little error they never try to debug/figure out on their own. For me, I started HTML/JS at 13, by 15 I knew "PHP", by 17 I knew .NET SQL (C# VB), C++, Java and OOP Programming in all. I self taught my self everything by just looking at examples etc, then in College they tried to "teach" it to me but I knew more than the professors did at that point and it was just for me to get a degree. So really it depends on how motivated you are, what you already know, and how your brain thinks. I can take someone elses code and figure out how it works, depending on the size, in less than a week. If I have questions I google it and eventually find the answer. I have always been one to find the answers myself cause then I remember it later down the line. But as ginger said, it is impossible for else to tell you cause everyone is different. And if all you did in C was a little bit of Homework, chances are the learning curve for you will be pretty steep. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/136361-php-learning/#findComment-711552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Took me about 2 days and I was a master - only kidding. You never stop learning as projects will always throw something at you that requires R&D. Learning the basics from a good book and following a few tutorials wont take too much time and you should be able to knock up a dynamic website quite quickly. You will learn from the projects you take on and the difficulties you run into, but I started on live projects after only a week of book learning, made a hell of a mess, but got them working (to a degree) and researched more into the areas I struggled with. On following projects I was able to improve these areas. You will then start to build up a library of code that you can use in most projects. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/136361-php-learning/#findComment-711572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-H Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 http://unix.com.ua/orelly There is alot of good books for learning programming there, I think they are all quite old but will get you on your feet. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/136361-php-learning/#findComment-711578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjib Sinha Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thanks everybody who had read my post and gave his/her precious time to help me out. Could anyone throw any light on what the live projects are and how I can participate on that or it will be too immatured to jump on live projects as a beginner? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/136361-php-learning/#findComment-713882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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