[SOLVED] Beginners First Prioject To Start?

[Jarod]

Hi,

 

I am quite familiar with this community now, from the time I've been here so far. I've learned a lot of PHP since my existence here at Talk PHP, and so the reason of this post is that I am asking for help. I am very confused at the moment on what I would like to even start coding on. The project I am looking forward to completing is maybe something that will get me going with my own personal site maybe. I also was recommended by my friend that I fully learn linear programming first; instead of object oriented programming, so maybe that will give you a good idea on what I can start with.

 

Thanks for the help, need it anyways *!*.

[mikesta707]

meh, you should definitely learn as much as you can about linear programming, but you don't have to wait to learn OOP. There are many tasks that are more efficient in OOP than linear, and there are many where the opposite is true. It is best to use the best tools you have available for the task, and as you program more things, you will realize whats best, and learn naturally. However, don't get over your head, if you don't feel comfortable with doing OOP, than by all means, just use a linear style for a while.

 

The best way to learn is to do something you're interested in. You seem to want to create your own site. Well I would suggest trying to create a simple site. make a user login system, maybe some admin stuff. progress to a simple content management system (CMS) with comments or some sort of user interaction. Maybe try out Wordpress so you get some experience using other peoples code. Try making a facebook application afterwards. Once you get comfortable with OOP, try making more robust systems than the simple one's you made earlier. Just make sure whatever you're doing is of some interest because boring projects are just... well... boring

[Jarod]

Okay, thanks