[UPHPU] 40 signs of a lousy PHP programmer

Velda Christensen velda at novapages.com
Mon Feb 11 14:26:36 MST 2008


Rusty Keele wrote:
> All,
>
>   I try to keep up with the PHP community (and PHP coding in general) by reading various articles on the web.  One of my favorite sites is www.phpdeveloper.org - which is really just a new aggregator for PHP articles.  It is a great site and may be of interest to many people on this mailing list.
>   
>   Anyway, today I came across an article entitled "40 signs you really are a lousy PHP programmer" and I just couldn't resist reading it.  It describes several things lousy PHP programmers do when coding.  I'll admit that there were several items I'm guilty of doing - but this article has increased my motivation to learn more about PHP and become a little bit better on the next project I work on.  Here's the URL:
>
> http://reinholdweber.com/?p=19
>   
>   Take a look at the article and see if you agree with what the author is saying.  I found #39 very interesting - especially after following the link and reading an excellent rant about template engines.
>   
>   Anyway, just wondering what all of you think of this list.
>   
> -Rusty
>   
41. you rely on rants to define your coding practices
42. .... what was the question?


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