This year has come and gone almost immediately. Although in this short space I have learned a lot over the past year. One of which (CSS) I was worrying about I can now use this skill significantly well.
As I will be doing a 3rd year at collage to up my HNC to a HND I don’t have to worry as much about the industry, as the other people in the group do. I will feel ready for the Web side of the industry once I finally finish halfway through 2010.
At the moment I am currently learning PHP, this will allow me to further advance my skills in web design and enable me to create much more complex sites.
In the final days of this semester I will be doing a presentation on all of the work I have done so far. I am a little nervous about doing this in front of an audience but at the same time I am also looking forward to it.
Presenting is one skill which I think I need to improve on, as it will help me in a lot of real life situations where I have to stand up and talk about my work in front of complete strangers.
By the end of the year I hope to have accomplished many web design techniques such as using PHP and MYSQHL sufficiently enough to create everyday modern sites.
One thing, which I would mind learning at a later date is the ability to use E-Commerce software, I think this once again will improve my chances of joining the industry when I have finished at college.
The most beneficial Job Skills
The skill I am most proud of learning and the one I think will help me the most in the industry is CSS. I was very worried about learning CSS last year but this year I have researched a lot and found various techniques, which could all be used in the web industry.
Almost all the skills I have learned so far in the last semester have been really beneficial for me to get a job in the industry. However presentational skills are a must have as I feel they will help me a lot in interview situations and situations where I am meeting clients.
At the end
By the end of the course in 2010 I hope to have a job in the industry. The job I am aiming for is the coding web sites job. Although I am a little dubious about my skills at the moment I think I will apply for a junior position to allow me to get the experience required to get a better job later on.
Wednesday 21 January 2009
Thursday 8 January 2009
PHP The Way To Go
1. http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/DEfaULT.asP
This will be the first site I will look at well researching PHP, it has very basic and easy to understand tutorials.
2. http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/PHP/1
This site tends to have more advanced PHP tutorials; once I have grasped thee basics of PHP I will surely be visiting this site as it will allow me to create and do more interesting things with PHP. For instance this particular site has various PHP tutorials on how to create forms and a mailing list. This can be very valuable when making a website with a form.
3. http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Tips_and_Tutorials/index.html
On this site there are both advanced and basic tutorials, ranging from how to start in PHP and the more advanced E-Commerce.
4. http://www.goodphptutorials.com/
This site has very good tutorials, most of them are videos. This is a very good site especially if you can’t understand some of the writing which is in most the tutorials.
5. http://www.killerphp.com/
This is an ok PHP video tutorial site. It has videos for both basic and advanced PHP, meaning you can progress slowly through the videos allowing you to develop PHP at your own pace.
6. http://www.thesitewizard.com/php/index.shtml
A basic tutorial site, this site is perfect for beginners as it shows the first type of scripts you should be creating with PHP and how to do them.
7. http://devzone.zend.com/node/view/id/627
Zend is a great site for beginners learning PHP. It has been strictly made for people who are just starting out in PHP and offers some simple advice to help you write scripts.
8. http://www.programmersbank.com/tutorials/PHP/2/
This site offers a wide range of tutorials. There are limited beginning tutorials but after the other sites this may be one to check for more advanced PHP help.
9. http://www.hudzilla.org/phpbook/index.php
This is a free online E-Book, it is an older version of the book but still offers valuable knowledge to help set up PHP and other basic information that is needed before starting to write PHP.
10. http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/
The Book “The PHP Anthology” is a great book, the first 207 pages are available free and offer some very useful PHP information which is easy to understand and follow.
This will be the first site I will look at well researching PHP, it has very basic and easy to understand tutorials.
2. http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/PHP/1
This site tends to have more advanced PHP tutorials; once I have grasped thee basics of PHP I will surely be visiting this site as it will allow me to create and do more interesting things with PHP. For instance this particular site has various PHP tutorials on how to create forms and a mailing list. This can be very valuable when making a website with a form.
3. http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Tips_and_Tutorials/index.html
On this site there are both advanced and basic tutorials, ranging from how to start in PHP and the more advanced E-Commerce.
4. http://www.goodphptutorials.com/
This site has very good tutorials, most of them are videos. This is a very good site especially if you can’t understand some of the writing which is in most the tutorials.
5. http://www.killerphp.com/
This is an ok PHP video tutorial site. It has videos for both basic and advanced PHP, meaning you can progress slowly through the videos allowing you to develop PHP at your own pace.
6. http://www.thesitewizard.com/php/index.shtml
A basic tutorial site, this site is perfect for beginners as it shows the first type of scripts you should be creating with PHP and how to do them.
7. http://devzone.zend.com/node/view/id/627
Zend is a great site for beginners learning PHP. It has been strictly made for people who are just starting out in PHP and offers some simple advice to help you write scripts.
8. http://www.programmersbank.com/tutorials/PHP/2/
This site offers a wide range of tutorials. There are limited beginning tutorials but after the other sites this may be one to check for more advanced PHP help.
9. http://www.hudzilla.org/phpbook/index.php
This is a free online E-Book, it is an older version of the book but still offers valuable knowledge to help set up PHP and other basic information that is needed before starting to write PHP.
10. http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/
The Book “The PHP Anthology” is a great book, the first 207 pages are available free and offer some very useful PHP information which is easy to understand and follow.
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