stemp Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 This may sound like a stupid question but I need to know. I currently work in a small design studio where I'm the only one who knows how to design/develop websites. I've been working in PHP, mySQL, CSS, Javascript etc... for a few years now and have built some, what I would think to be some advanced sites. I'm looking to change jobs now and I want to know if anyone still refer to books when coding. No matter how long I've been developing websites I always find a need to refer to a book or online for one thing or another that I need help on. Also, I still code everything my hand. Is there a certain RAD application that is used in the "real world" like ZEND or something I would need to get familiar with. I just don't want to look like a newbie if/when I get a new job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0c0 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 best thing to do is ask questions about the company during the interview and study before you get the job. before my job i asked what standards they usesd, what versions of php and mysql they were on, and what platform they used. I then based on those answer ebgaan studying php 4 , mysql 4, zend, and centos. Im doing just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I've been into web design and development for almost 11 years now, the last 4 of those years as a profession and I still refer to the PHP manual on an almost daily basis, yesterday in fact, I had to use Google to refresh my memory on how RegEx works in JavaScript, every so often I search for CSS properties to refresh the memory, I ask for help on the forums when I'm wanting to optimise my SQL queries. I've even recently bought a book on AJAX, and OOP as I only know the basics of each and want to know more. I think I'm getting to the point that there is always something more to learn. Reference books are there to make you a bit more efficient, if anything. The PHP manual can be seen as reference material. I'm sure an employer would prefer it if you quickly looked up something in a book than searching Google for an hour... I don't use any special application to build my stuff, I just use Bluefish. Anything with line numbers and syntax highlighting does me fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
448191 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Nobody knows the whole manual by heart. And CASE tools like ZDE aid RAD, partly because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Nobody knows the whole manual by heart. And CASE tools like ZDE aid RAD, partly because of that. Whatever! I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I refer to online documentation and google on a daily basis which, IMO, is better than someone who doesn't. The 30 seconds I spend in the PHP manual going, "Is there already a function that does this?" is better than the other programmer who spends 10 minutes writing a custom function and then an accumulative hour debugging it over time. (EDIT) I think it was Einstein who inquired why should we remember anything we can write down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgmyr Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 You don't need to know everything...just know where you can get the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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