Sometimes it’s hard to remember certain things about technologies you use when developing a web application. I must admit that I frequent php.net occasionally to remind myself what parameters a function takes. With frameworks, extra php libraries, javascript libraries, and css it becomes increasingly more difficult to remember how to use all of these technologies. In comes the cheat sheet. Cheat sheets are great as a quick reference on how to use common features with a particular technology.
Here is a short list of useful cheat sheets:
Cake PHP - by Gwoo
Prototype 1.5 - by Jonathan Snook
Mootools r.83 - by Jonathan Snook
Scriptaculous - by Ryan Carter
CSS by Dave Child
You can find more of cheat sheets (PHP, mySQL, Javascript, etc) over at Dave Childs cheat sheet section
Jim Plush wrote an interesting article on what differentiates a PHP developer from a scripter in his opinion. He specifies in the intro that the criteria is for an ideal senior level developer. I agree with most of his criteria aside for the CSS requirement. I think it’s good for a developer to know CSS but if they are at the senior level then there’s a good chance they would never have to deal with the CSS in a project.
As for the other criteria he mentioned… I really need to touch up on unit testing :\
http://www.litfuel.net/plush/?postid=166
I came across a nice little blog that can help you pass the PHP 5 certification exam. It will be covering the following sections:
1.- Syntax
2.- Anatomy of a PHP Script
3.- Data Types
4.- Variables
5.- Consts
6.- Operators
7.- Control Structures
8.- Errors and Error Management
Not bad for starters. The official study guide may not be enough so it’s always good to look around for other resources.
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