sKunKbad Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I had a job interview today that didn't go so well. I have fairly decent php skills in my opinion, but don't know enough about OOP to save my life, or in this case get the job. I've read a few php books that had oop basics in them, but I need one that will really teach me well, and after reading it I will be the OOP master. Suggestions please! I don't wanna lose another job opportunity due to being OOPless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Ive had a bit of luck with PHP objects Patterns & Practice. Its not exactly what I would consider and easy read, but after a few times through it it starts to make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschk Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 To better understand patterns I also recommend "Head First Design Patterns" (lookup on Amazon). Granted it is written in Java but it presents an easy way to get into patterns and explains them with good examples. It's not quite enterprise but it got me off the ground well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramme Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I must say, I've enjoyed Object-Oriented PHP: Concepts, Techniques and Code a lot. It's really well written and uses an approach I like better then the "compare a class to a dog, it barks, jumps etc..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgep Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 In my opinion, I had a very clear understanding of what OOP was. But when I started to practice it in real life small-medium projects was when I really started to understand how useful it is and in what cases you have to apply it. After you do that, when you read the book it will make a lot more sense. Hope it helps, Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrave Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I posted a topic that might be helpful. See http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,171265.0.html Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliez Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Try the following: 1) OOP Demystified by Keoogh Giannini (All the vocabulary and basic stuff) 2) PHP5 Advanced by Larry Ullman (medium stuff) 3) OOP PHP by Peter Lavin (great simple practical book) 4) PHP5 Power Programming by Andi Gutmans (all the new OOP PHP5 stuff used with power) 5) PHP5 Objects, Patterns and Practice by Matt Zandstra (first two are good, the practice stuff not so good) 6) OO Design Heuristics by Arthur Riel (how to do OOP right) Practice at the same time as you read and you will be an OOP Master as you want.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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