Tracekill Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I know my word really doesn't mean much around here, being a noobie and all but I really found this list a helpful resource and immediately proceeded to purchase every book mentioned off of Amazon. I needed something to do with a several hundred dollar gift card there anyway. :-\ Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-95885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 I know my word really doesn't mean much around here, being a noobie and all but I really found this list a helpful resource and immediately proceeded to purchase every book mentioned off of Amazon. I needed something to do with a several hundred dollar gift card there anyway. :-\ You probably purchased ((total books) - 1) books too many. One book is all you need, and the manual will take over from there. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-97682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I have the Peachpit/Larry Ullman book, so I'm curious to know what the OP meant by 'old syntax' and if anyone can provide me with examples of what the (apparent) new standard is now. Thanks Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-99065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickholt1972 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I swear by the Sitepoint books. Build your own Database using PHP and MySQL was my first introduction to PHP and MySQL and is a superb book http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpmysql1/ There's also the PHP Anthology (2 volumes) http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/ and this one I haven't got No Nonsense XML Web Development With PHP http://www.sitepoint.com/books/xml1/ Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-102254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasXNeo Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Advanced PHP Programming A must read for a true PHP programmer. It goes over design patterns, core PHP 5 techniques, and much much more. I thought I had nothing more to learn about PHP, then I read this book, definently proved me wrong. It runs about $49.99 on shelves, $32.99 on Amazon. A+ on this book Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-105748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold_26 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I'm using PHP and MySQL Web Development 3rd edition. By Luke Welling and Laura Thomson Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-129987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowdy Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Am new to PHP and i decided to order a book as i knew VERY little about PHP and i mean very little, I looked at a number of books and i decided and ordered. Beginning PHP and MySQL 5 - From Novice to Professional. (second edition) by W. Jason Gilmore And i have learnt alot so far and am only on page 61 out of nearly 1000. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-130447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBachatero Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Flowdy I have that book and I think its great. I was actually able to understand the OOP concept a bit more. I can't seem to get OOP still Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-139488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjakreborn Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 http://safari.oreilly.com/ I just wanted to throw that out there. Every single book that is mentioned in this post is fully accessible on that site. If you pay for unlimited access, you can keep note's, bookmark's, save books in the bookshelves, get tokens monthly for downloading chapters. I use to buy hardback cover's of everything, however when I got htis (it actually has every oriely book created, plus one's from many other developers. Every language, every skill, pretty much any topic related to technology or any book about technology. All at one place, this is where I spend all my extra "study" time. Reading book after book here, or downloading chapters for my laptop to study in my spare time. Just advice for those looking for books. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-179452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinnoe Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Not exactly PHP but I think "MySQL Cookbook" is great to have on the shelf. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-186529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I know it was posted a while ago, but I got the PHP Black Book, and it is ok, but not great. There is a lot of editorializing. It was pretty good, but it doesn't seem like it is very comprehensive. There are topics as simple as radio buttons and checkboxes and text boxes that hardly get any pages. Maybe I need something a lot more basic, because it says it is for "intermediate to advanced" users. But it seems like there should be more about those simple topics. I got it at Half Price books for about $7, so it was well worth it for me, because I have used it as a reference guide for several things. But I am definately going to look into getting a different book. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-188791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joder Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I started out with Sams PHP MySQL Apache All in One. It was okay for the very basics. I have tried several more over the years. Core Web Application Development With PHP and MySQL and Web Database Application with PHP and MySQL (both are not good IMO). Programming PHP seems to best cover the basics. Learning PHP 5 is good but is more of a cookbook. My favorites are both from Wrox. PHP5, Apache, MYSQL Web Development for the basics and Professional PHP5 for the OOP. Other good ones are PHP in a Nutshell and PHP Cookbook. Both from Oreilly. Web Database Application with PHP and MySQL is one of the few Oreilly books I haven't liked and I have many. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-191957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oron Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 stay away from the 'visual quickstart guides' (peachpit press) - it seems they write books a few years behind everyone else! Dang Mine is Visual Quickstart Guide :/ Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-326513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamProductions Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I've got the book Sams teach you PHP 4 and Mysql in 24 hours Just looking at it looks great, teaches you everything... well not everything... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-326765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Not exactly PHP but I think "MySQL Cookbook" is great to have on the shelf. Worse book in the world. Has nothing to do with php what so ever. It has everything but the things you will use. PHP and Mysql by Example is a good book! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-327197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew-Portal Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Learn PHP, MySQL and Apache all in one Version 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-340100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Fire Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Does anyone know of any real good web design books? I am very solid in functional/OO programming with PHP/MySQL/Javascript but need some big help in web design, not just CSS but the whole design process too. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-353015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saim82 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I would love to know some flash books for beginners if anyone can recomend some very good ones It would be appreciated Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-450148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobYaYa Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Does anyone know of any real good web design books? I am very solid in functional/OO programming with PHP/MySQL/Javascript but need some big help in web design, not just CSS but the whole design process too. Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug. http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com is a series of tutorials covering the whole web design process from planning and scope to the final touches with JavaScript & DHTML. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-461348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobYaYa Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I would love to know some flash books for beginners if anyone can recomend some very good ones It would be appreciated I recommend going through the tutorials that come with Flash to get you started then moving on to something like O'Reilly Essential ActionScript 3.0 (or an older version if you want to do AS2.0). The O'Reilly books are best for AS because the are written in partnership with Adobe. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-461356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mejpark Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 With regards to "PHP and MySQL Web Development, 3rd Edition" by SAMS My friend at uni had this book, as did my previous employer, and I can see that a lot of folks in this thread recommend it. I ordered a copy over the weekend, and it should arrive today. My only concern is that the content may be outdated? Is this a valid concern, or is the material still relevant today? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-507268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucffool Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I'm going to have to recommend my book (in sig), mainly because I couldn't find anything out there like it, so I made it to 'fill the void'. Easy to carry around, covers the majority of commonly used functions, and always explains in plain english the 'how' of a function, with lots of useful examples. http://www.phpreferencebook.com Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-527293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerRobot Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 With regards to "PHP and MySQL Web Development, 3rd Edition" by SAMS My friend at uni had this book, as did my previous employer, and I can see that a lot of folks in this thread recommend it. I ordered a copy over the weekend, and it should arrive today. My only concern is that the content may be outdated? Is this a valid concern, or is the material still relevant today? Well, the 3rd edition covers PHP and MySQL 5 so it's still up to date. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-527303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvinlough Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Not that I am against PHP books (luke welling and laura thompson's book is really good) I would like to mention a Javascript book. I just started reading Pro Javascript Techniques by John Resig. This is the guy that created JQuery so he knows a ton about javascript. Its a more difficult read than some books, but worth it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-542582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stooney Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Not php related, but what would be a good c++ book for someone wanting to refresh on basic c++ stuff and learn more? I took a c++ class back in high school but I've since forgotten a bunch of it (not that I learned that much in a single semester). So I know basic c++ stuff (syntax, how functions work, etc etc), now I wish to go from there and into GUI applications. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/page/2/#findComment-641483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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