spiderwell Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I managed to land a job as a php developer last week, which i am really happy about. had my first day today, and my brain feels like its going to explode. the company has 1 developer who is clearly a coding genius (as far as I can tell!) and when showing me how it all works, i got so swamped with code! its a full on cms which covers everything from simple page content to full ecommerce pages, the usual media stuff and much more. I am not out of my depth, but definately out of my comfort zone! I think I can understand the code, but of course this system he has built up over a few years he has tried to explain to me in a few hours!!, I'm definately need to get my ass in gear!! haha. everything is so modular its amazing. I hope i can just pick it up quick enough that they see me as a good hire! that said i loved ever minute of it, and just thought I'd share it all with you. anyone else ever had a job like that? day one is just a big smack in the face! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugix Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 lol yeah, prpbably all of us...glad you landed a job and hope everything goes well! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1212924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 at least you have someone there to guide you. My first day on the job has usually involved being hired because the previous 1-man-dev-crew left, so I got to walk in the door and figure out what was going on myself. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1212933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 The first day should feel overwhelming, if it's not, then the job isn't challenging enough. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1212940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderwell Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 yeah as over whelming as it was, im really looking forward to day 2! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1212954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugix Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 yeah as over whelming as it was, im really looking forward to day 2! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1212959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 at least you have someone there to guide you. My first day on the job has usually involved being hired because the previous 1-man-dev-crew left, so I got to walk in the door and figure out what was going on myself. The person showing me around just went "blah blah blah" Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugix Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 at least you have someone there to guide you. My first day on the job has usually involved being hired because the previous 1-man-dev-crew left, so I got to walk in the door and figure out what was going on myself. The person showing me around just went "blah blah blah" lol...thats how it usually is Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderwell Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 mine went <?php if($this->thing) $this->somethingelse->morestuff->areyoufollowingme; return $this->ajax->lotsofajax->parsing->xmltohtml->areyoustillfollowingme; ?> Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Little Guy Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I got to look at files that had and still have 500+ lines of duplicate code. I now get to bring those 1k line files down to 500 lines! I got to look at blocks that had 20 lines of code that was copied and pasted, then one value was changed, and that is the only difference between the two blocks. Example: if(!empty($_POST['something'])){ echo "<input type='text' value='somevalue' />"; }elseif(empty($_POST['something'])){ echo "<input type='text' value='' />"; }elseif(isset($_POST['submit'])){ echo $_POST['something']; } Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
salathe Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Sounds like you had a great time, and have a very positive attitude towards learning your new role. Great! My first day at my current job mostly involved building things like my office chair and a pair of development machines. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I know the feeling, and like someone else said I'm sure everyone will go through it. On my first day I was introduced to the company's custom framework - which including the various applications is over about 500,000 lines - with only an outdated functional spec document for help. Was a tough few weeks, and to this day there's still parts of it I've not encountered, but loved the learning experience! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderwell Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 day 3, not as daunting, lots of learning still. but also loving it, just analyzing their system is teaching me new things! i love that. getting paid to learn! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Wait, they're actually using XML with Ajax? Ugh. JSON for the win. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderwell Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Wait, they're actually using XML with Ajax? Ugh. JSON for the win. lol, well it works, and they are too busy to re-write, perhaps what they want me for Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugix Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Wait, they're actually using XML with Ajax? Ugh. JSON for the win. lol, well it works, and they are too busy to re-write, perhaps what they want me for or to be a sex slave? just saying Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderwell Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Wait, they're actually using XML with Ajax? Ugh. JSON for the win. lol, well it works, and they are too busy to re-write, perhaps what they want me for or to be a sex slave? just saying I'm never the slave....... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1213912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderwell Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 been dong SEO for the last 2 days, yawn city. lol still all done now , so hopefully something a bit more stimulating will land in the 'to do' box Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1214971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 SEO? ewww...go wash yourself thoroughly before coming back here. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1214981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew9090 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 what company is it? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235949-1st-day-at-the-new-job/#findComment-1216532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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