In this not so concise somewhat blathering video I talk about keeping code clean. Applies to not only PHP and HTML, but to all languages like Javascript, Java and your bedroom too.
Stefan Mischook
www.killerphp.com
Archive for the ‘PHP Tips and Tricks’ Category
PHP Tip: Keep your Code Clean!
Friday, November 11th, 2011The ‘Good Enough’ Principle and PHP
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011Hi,
One of the mistakes web developers make is to spend too much time perfecting the code base in a project. This waste too much time and ignores one very important fact: you need to get the software into the users hands as quickly as possible, so they can give you feedback.
… Most end users/clients have very little idea what they really want before they actually use the software. Once they do get their hands on it, they will be able to give you much more accurate feedback in terms of what the software should do ultimately.
In the following vblog I address this issue, framing it in the ‘good enough’ principle of application development:
Stefan Mischook.
www.killerphp.com
KillerPHP Video Blog – Focused Web Design Learning
Friday, February 18th, 2011In this video blog, Stefan goes over 2 major points:
1. Don’t get caught up in nerd-theory rabbit holes, that take up all your time on things that will have little to no impact on your day-to-day web programming or designing work.
2. Learn your nerd craft by creating things that people commonly want … things like shopping carts, customizing a blog etc …
For more information and video tutorials on web design and programming, check out our Killer Video Store and the Killersites Video Tutorial Library!
Note that all of our videos are in a higher quality when purchased.
Thanks,
Jody
Killersites.com
Three good PHP IDE’s … that’s ‘nerd’ for PHP Programs
Monday, September 20th, 2010
Hi,
So you want to write PHP code but you are not sure what program to use? Well, there are many options out there for PHP nerds (which is good) but again, which one to use?
Many times, this comes down to personal taste and I don’t know all the options out there … so I will limit it to three:
http://netbeans.org/features/php/
From the Netbeans site:
The NetBeans project offers a version of the IDE tailor-made for developing PHP web sites that comprise a variety of scripting and mark-up languages. The PHP editor is dynamically integrated with HTML, JavaScript and CSS editing features.
Focus on the code and speed up code scanning by excluding individual directories in the Project properties. The NetBeans IDE fully supports iterative development, so testing PHP projects follows the classic patterns familiar to web developers.
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/
I encourage you to try all three options and see what you prefer. Netbeans and Eclipse are more for programmers and have very powerful tool sets in that regard (that means they have all the bells & whistles) but for web designers getting into PHP, Dreamweaver maybe the choice.
… OK, Dreamweaver is not the best at PHP and I would probably not recommend it for hardcore PHP application development. But if you are building small to medium sized PHP applications, then it can more that handle the job with its’ basic code hinting, macros etc.
Stefan
How to build a log in system with PHP.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Hi,
I just wanted to announce that we will be releasing a PHP log in system video tutorial within a few days.
Like all our videos, as you learn to build the project at hand, you will be secretly taught reusable PHP techniques and even some dreaded PHP nerd theory! Don’t worry though, the nerd theory will be woven into the videos, so you won’t even notice it seeping into your brain.
Many of the videos will be released on this blog for free, but the whole course (and source files) will only be available to Killersites University subscribers or as part of our upcoming complete web developer training package.
… Yes, a shameless plug but nerds need to eat too (and play video games) so we have so charge you guys a little sometimes!
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Stefan Mischook
www.killerphp.com
