How did you learn to code?

[Tindris]

I have one from the Wrox series, a book called CSS mastery which is brilliant and a book about PHP which is published by O'reilly. The PHP book only covers website PHP, not plugin PHP which is a shame

 

[StevenF50]

I have that php book as well!

 

[Tindris]

It is a great book

 

[StevenF50]

Yeah it doesn't have what I want though. I couldn't really develop a site in php from what it tells me, I could just improve my site with it.

 

[Tindris]

Hmm, I have never had any issues. It has really helped me, but that may be because I have worked with PHP before

 

[StevenF50]

Hmm that's where I learnt my first php.

 

[Tindris]

Maybe that is the difference then, most books require you to have some sort of understanding before you start

 

[StevenF50]

Well the javascript book I got taught me javascript from scratch.

 

[Tindris]

Which javascript book did you use, JS is next on my list

 

[StevenF50]

JavaScript for the world wide web by tom negrino and dori smith.

 

[Tindris]

Cool, I will see if it is available over here.

 

[StevenF50]

Okay, I use the 3rd edition btw.

 

[Tindris]

ok, what edition of the PHP book do you have?

 

[StevenF50]

The only one? It's the php and mysql one.

 

[Tindris]

Mine is the 2nd edition

 

[StevenF50]

Oh I don't know how to find out the edition.

 

[Tindris]

It is only PHP, nothing to do with SQL in it

 

[StevenF50]

Oh ok.

 

[Shix]

I learnt most of the stuff i know from a book.

 

[Darthmaul]

Why get books? My web design teacher has the same opinion as me: As soon as the book is published and out for a month or two, they will have to update it! Just a waste IMHO.