Everyone has different learning methods. The purpose of writing this article is to share my own learning process, for reference only. Don’t blindly use other people’s learning methods, find a learning method that works for you
I often see some friends in some forums and QQ groups asking "how to learn PHP well, how to learn *** language well", but the most common answer from others is: start with the "simplest" one.
This simple may not be simple at all, haha. Below I would like to share some of my learning process.
Let’s talk some wasteful words first. I have poor language organization skills and talked a lot of wasteful words. Just watch what you want to see and don’t scold me
In fact, learning a new language is not too difficult. What matters is whether you are ready to learn it well. The length of time is related to personal ability and determination. There is also a popular saying in the hacker community that "there is no computer that cannot be hacked." This sentence roughly means: If your technology is worse than the administrator who maintains this computer, you can take down this computer or even defeat it. Take down all the computers managed by this administrator. If your skills are inferior to others, you can only continue to learn to surpass them. What I mean by these words is that friends who are planning to learn a new language must make up their mind to learn it. As long as you make up your mind to learn it, you will definitely learn it well. Don’t give up halfway. (Taking a step back, even if you don’t learn well, you must know more than others)
Learn what is easiest:
1. The basic composition of a web page is html code, so you must be familiar with basic elements such as HTML/CSS/JS.
2. Be familiar with PHP syntax, understand how PHP and HTML operate, and learn to combine PHP and HTML to complete a simple page.
PHP manual is a better introductory teacher
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Several possible factors that affect learning progress and whether the program is powerful:
1. Memory
The power of a language should depend on its function library and code execution efficiency.
Each language has its own powerful function library. To learn it well, you must spend a lot of time memorizing it. Good memory can make learning more effective with half the effort.
2. Mathematics and logical thinking
Of course this is not an absolute impact, because it depends on the complexity of the development project.
Small projects do not require much mathematical and logical thinking skills, but if you are developing projects related to finance or large-scale calculations, this is very important.
3. Have a foundation in other languages
“One thing can help you all”, the truth of this sentence is beyond doubt. It is said that it is easier for people with C language foundation to learn PHP. I have never learned C language, so I don’t know the effect of this sentence
4. Read more code written by others
Learn the strengths of others and make up for your own shortcomings, of course not entirely for this
I always believe that the program written by an organized team will not be worse than that of an individual
My introduction to PHP started by reading code. I like to read the code written by others (I started from disucz, PHPWind and foreign phpbb, as well as the most popular open source BLOG program). I try my best to Collect PHP open source programs on the Internet. So far, the PHP open source programs I have collected and downloaded are 2GB in size, including BBS, BLOG, CMS, etc. I downloaded them not to collect them, but to learn their programming methods and implementation methods. If I don’t know how to implement the function I want to achieve, I will learn their implementation methods. It is not plagiarism of the code. The final result is that I want to learn through , turning technology into my own
I also learned ASP in the same way (Dongyi Hexun’s programs and other ASP open source programs)
5. Practice
Theory is important, but practice is essential. No matter how good your theoretical knowledge is, if you don’t practice it, you won’t be able to see the results or effects of the theory, and it won’t make your memory deep, so you can’t just talk on paper
6. Perseverance
Isn’t there a saying in the advertisement: “The highest mountain in the world is yourself”. I believe all friends can understand this sentence.
If you pass your level, everything else will be fine. Easy to handle
7. Find a learning method that is useful to you
You can refer to 4 for this. I started by looking at the code
Some friends may ask: "Look at those powerful codes at the beginning. Can you understand? ”
My way of learning is to find “Learning Functions” from “Usage”: PHP has too many functions, and it is impossible to remember all the functions in a short time, because I believe that a big project will definitely Only when you know how to use common and necessary functions and find these functions can you focus on learning these functions. Can you say that there are fewer functions for writing BBS than for writing BLOG? Can I write a BBS but not a BLOG?
Finding the right learning method requires trying a variety of learning methods, so you can only decide this by yourself. After all, everyone’s learning style is different
8. Try to find video tutorials as much as possible
It is better to understand one operation than what others say ten sentences. I believe all my friends have experienced this
9. Start with a project
You must "force" yourself to start by writing a project.
The "growth" of any master must go through a process, which is achieved step by step and is hard-won
The first works of many friends who learn PHP are almost all "guest books", because It is the simplest program
Being able to write a guestbook does not completely mean that you have started, nor does it mean that you know PHP. I started to want to use an "online bookmark" as my first work. , but I didn’t continue after writing the basic functions, and it didn’t feel very interesting. Now I am writing a CMS system that is completely targeted at enterprises, including some common functions for enterprises. I want to use this as my first entry into PHP
10. Understand and learn the technologies related to PHP
A real master must learn the technologies related to PHP. If you want to learn PHP well, you must learn databases. PHP+MYSQL is considered the "golden partner". So you have to get in touch with MYSQL or a database that you think is better, and start designing a more "reasonable" database. Reasonable here is broader, including database optimization, query optimization, etc.
The last thing I want to say is: "Don't rely on others." No one is willing to pay attention to a novice's question, because the novice's question is too simple in their eyes, and they don't want to explain a popular saying among female friends: "A man can be relied upon. Sows can climb trees." Quoting this sentence has no other meaning, just to let friends know the meaning of this sentence
What I also want to say is: "Cherish the number of times others answer." There is a limit to people's patience. You must cherish this limit. Don't ask all questions. Some questions can be answered by yourself by spending some time. Ask, every time you ask, the patience of others is reduced once. When you really need help, it happens to be the time when others are unwilling to answer you. You can imagine that you have lost too much
The suggestion is: "Have a question? Baidu." I believe your friends have noticed that the questions you asked can be found in the search engine, and there are detailed solutions. You can use the search engine To find your own answer, why bother asking others
Currently the largest Chinese search engine is baidu.com, the world’s Google, and of course there are other search engines. If you can’t find one, try a few more, unless yours If the question is asked first, then you are lucky. It may also be a problem with your "looks", haha, just joking, don't mind, but this sentence is quite popular
I wish friends who are getting started with PHP can find a learning method that suits them and achieve early success!!