PHP in Action: Objects, Design, Agility

by Dagfinn Reiersol, Marcus Baker, Chris Shiflett

To keep programming productive and enjoyable, state-of-the-art practices andprinciples are essential. Object-oriented programming and design help managecomplexity by keeping components cleanly separated. Unit testing helps preventendless, exhausting debugging sessions. Refactoring keeps code supple andreadable. PHP offers all this-and more. PHP in Action shows you how to apply PHP techniques and principles to all themost common challenges of web programming, Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

Genres: Programming, Technology, Technical, Computer Science, Nonfiction, Software

554 pages, Paperback

First published July 3, 2007

Reviews

[Wilbur Suero · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book every PHP developer should have under the bed.
I used to read this book everyday and even now I don't code everyday in PHP I still pick it because of how the author explains complex topics in such an easy way.

[Joe · Rating 3 out of 5]

When PHP switched from spaghetti code to OOP, it took me two books to totally grok what was then a paradigm shift for me. This was the second book I read on the topic and it took me over the finish line.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

A non-beginners description of various techniques applied to PHP programming, including unit testing, oop, database programming, etc.

[Mara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for test-driven development

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overall book on PHP.