Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9781590598191
ISBN: 1590598199
Label: APRESS
Languages: EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: APRESS
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 349
Publication Date: March 28, 2008
Publisher: APRESS
Studio: APRESS

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Rating: - Good, but already old book
I liked very much the style of this book: very clear, good examples which are always introduced by a short text and complemented with additional explanation when necessary. It does not assumed readers are already experts, but with a reasonable knowledge of PHP.

Unfortunately, the chapters about the Zend Framework are a bit outdated due the latest releases of this product and some code examples are not more valid or using deprecated api.
The Web 2.0 chapter is also quite skinny. ... Read More

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Rating: - The best advance PHP book
This is an excellent book, I read it cover to cover, but I keep going back to it for reference all the time.
Before this book I bought the also great "PHP Objects Patterns, and Practice" if you are undecided which one to buy don't be as you should get both, if you must pick one think this:
If you know your way with OOP, have consciously used design patterns in your projects, go for this book, just the section on SPL is worth the price cover.
If you are not confident with OOP and you ... Read More

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Rating: - Good structural approach
The book assumes that you know the basic syntax of PHP. Though OOP experience is not strictly needed, some basic understanding of OO principles can speed up the reading. If you want get some new ideas about PHP, OO in PHP and learn design patterns: this book is the best so far. I'd recommend it.

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Rating: - A great intro to patterns, frameworks, testing and more
I recently received a copy of this book to review from the publisher and thought I would post a quick review here.

The book covers a variety of topics and manages to fit everything in to a little over 300 pages. As such, although each section is a good introduction to the topic being discussed, it is only an introduction. If you're looking to get this book as a complete reference to one particular subject covered there may be better books available. Taking this book for what it is though ... Read More

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Rating: - Awesome book
This is an awesome book, shame I didn't get a mention in the credits and acknowledgements.

/me sporks StormTide

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