Comments on: Learning PHP Data Objects, by Dennis Popel http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/ Stuart Herbert's PHP Blog - Architecture, Code, and Hosting Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:40:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dennis http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-8790 Dennis Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:36:58 +0000 http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-8790 You can find links to reviews by other readers in this post: http://www.onphp5.com/article/58 Thanks for a positive review, Stuart! You can find links to reviews by other readers in this post: http://www.onphp5.com/article/58

Thanks for a positive review, Stuart!

]]> By: gavD http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-7650 gavD Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:51:13 +0000 http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-7650 I read this over the weekend, and it's ok. It could have used some proofreading - there are many grammatical errors in it, and some of the example source is malformatted. It's a pretty good introduction to PDO; it doesn't go into massive technical detail about the underlying architecture, but as a guide to get you up and running, it'll do the job, I read this over the weekend, and it’s ok. It could have used some proofreading - there are many grammatical errors in it, and some of the example source is malformatted.

It’s a pretty good introduction to PDO; it doesn’t go into massive technical detail about the underlying architecture, but as a guide to get you up and running, it’ll do the job,

]]> By: William Betts http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-7246 William Betts Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:29:48 +0000 http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-7246 I'm going to check this book out. This book sounds like it would be a good one to lay around the office. I’m going to check this book out. This book sounds like it would be a good one to lay around the office.

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]]> By: Wez Furlong http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-6813 Wez Furlong Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:48:46 +0000 http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-6813 I haven't bought the book, but someone had a copy at ZendCon, and I flicked through it. Firstly, I was surprised that someone actually wrote a book on PDO, and secondly that I didn't know about it until I saw it on the desk. :-) It looked like a good overview of using PDO, and I don't recall shaking my head at any of the bits that I read (unlike the streams section of one of the zend certification books!). I remember thinking that one or two of the statements made in the book were not 100% accurate, or what I would have told people, but they were close enough. I also agree that it's a read once-or-twice book and not a reference. I haven’t bought the book, but someone had a copy at ZendCon, and I flicked through it.

Firstly, I was surprised that someone actually wrote a book on PDO, and secondly that I didn’t know about it until I saw it on the desk. :-)

It looked like a good overview of using PDO, and I don’t recall shaking my head at any of the bits that I read (unlike the streams section of one of the zend certification books!). I remember thinking that one or two of the statements made in the book were not 100% accurate, or what I would have told people, but they were close enough.

I also agree that it’s a read once-or-twice book and not a reference.

]]> By: Lukas http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-6799 Lukas Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:23:45 +0000 http://blog.stuartherbert.com/php/2007/10/22/learning-php-data-objects-by-dennis-popel/#comment-6799 Its very unlikely that any money will be accepted by the php group since it has declined all money in the past (including the money that projects get for doing SoC mentoring). The gist is that the PHP group considers it too much work to manage the necessary legal infrastructure, given the open question of how that money should be allocated to people. Personally I see in person meetings as the most interesting thing here, but so far conferences have solved most of the in person meeting needs. Also companies frequently step up and chip in goodies when people in the community want to run a contest. Its very unlikely that any money will be accepted by the php group since it has declined all money in the past (including the money that projects get for doing SoC mentoring). The gist is that the PHP group considers it too much work to manage the necessary legal infrastructure, given the open question of how that money should be allocated to people.

Personally I see in person meetings as the most interesting thing here, but so far conferences have solved most of the in person meeting needs. Also companies frequently step up and chip in goodies when people in the community want to run a contest.

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