Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9781590599099
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
ISBN: 1590599098
Label: APRESS
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: APRESS
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 487
Publication Date: January 01, 2008
Publisher: APRESS
Studio: APRESS

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Rating: - PHP object oriented programming
There are very few books on this topic and so it's not hard for it to be one of the better ones - which it probably is.
I liked the way it started but it soon departs from offering knowledge in "bite-sized" chunks and assumes you will want to learn by following examples that are unnecessarily lengthy or complex. Like a lot of experts Matt seems to find difficulty in putting himself in the shoes of his (less expert) readers. Inch by inch lifes a synch. A mile at a time life's a swine!
I ... Read More

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Rating: - not bad
Very good at explaining OO PHP and the basic patterns, but when it gets to the more complex patterns everything falls apart... Also, I don't know why it does not call MVC to the MVC pattern. Very strange.

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Rating: - Fantastic book!
This book is not for the beginner but for those interested in learning or advancing their knowledge of Object Oriented Programming, Design Patterns and general good practice.

An excellent book, not short on examples, very verbose with techniques, i'm confident even the most advanced PHP developer could learn something ( if only just a few more design patterns ).

Highly recommended, well written, well researched and even contains hints as to the path PHP 6 will take, so it won't ... Read More

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Rating: - An excellent book
I work as a PHP developer in a local company. I wanted to take my PHP to the next level - to gain an intimate understanding of the object oriented features of the language. To find out how to develop larger systems while still keeping maintainability. I feel so lucky to have chosen this book. I am half way through it and already I know so much more about PHP, I am using interfaces, abstract classes, and the strategy pattern in my real work.

If you are like I was: pretty good at PHP with some ... Read More

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Rating: - Its a must have
I went from Agnostic to Convert in one easily understood book. I have gone from being a competent procedural programmer who dabbled in objects, to being a staunch advocate of PHP objects and patterns.

If you don't quite get what the OOP fuss is about, read this book and you won't look back. You'll start every sentence with "code to an interface, not an implementation"

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