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Hello, new guy here - a general question


kdubbie

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Hello everyone, I'm excited to join the forum, and to start really diving into learning more about php and overall web development....My post is a little long, so I apologize for that...

 

Currently I am a production designer for print, and also do some lite static web design.....I started with web design by creating HTML emails for my job and a few static websites for friends...But my desire has evolved to the point where I can't stop reading about PHP/MySQL/JavaScript ( JS libraries), etc..

 

I've found a couple of good books, many online tutorials, good blogs to read, that I am sure will help solidify the basics...I've started doing them and I'm loving it....

 

So my question today isn't about where to get started, what tutorials I should start or what newbie projects I should be doing (all though I am always open to suggestions).  I've found a number of them already and started the process...But it's more about the overall scope of the PHP language and how it's used today...(I know, don't hate me)

 

Let me explain why I am asking the question...At the same time as doing all the newbie tutorials/readings, I am learning that the scale of PHP and what it's being used for in today's market is MASSIVE, well beyond my understanding at this point...From my standpoint right now, what I am anticipating using PHP/MySQL for are things like Shopping Carts, Log In systems, Form data, Address books, simple CMS...etc.....

 

But after that, my scope of understanding PHP/web development and architecure is limited.....A little while back I started reading about the principle of Modularity for large web applications, using UML diagrams to map out a web service/application and model databases, but obviously all of that was way above my head....And, I'm not saying that I am want start doing all sorts of advanced things...I do know my place as a "noob" and that I need to learn from the ground up (and I plan to)...But for me, it sparked a greater curiosity...

 

So finally the question....

 

Can anyone recommend good articles online, a good book to buy or any other resource in which one or many people simply talk about the scope of the PHP language and how it's used today and the positions people hold who work on the technology?

 

(It seems that every resource I find speaks only a few pages of what the language is in general, and why it's used but then instantly throws you into a  "what is a variable" tutorial and finally ends with how to build a shopping cart or login system...etc...)

 

I guess what I am most curious about is, what is beyond the beginner tutorials and practice projects, what is beyond knowing how to build a shopping cart or log in system, or put a search bar on my site...What's after being a Web applications developer? Is it a Web architect?

 

I just want to thank anyone in advance for reading this LONG post...And apologize if it comes across as obnoxious....I know my questions are very open ended, and make it seem that I want to do things way too advanced for my skill level at this point....But I just want to understand the larger picture..

 

Take care,

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