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Spring Into PHP 5 Review by Daniel Kalman
Clear, concise and thorough. I love it.
After reading mixed reviews of every PHP teaching book I walked into Borders to have a look for myself. Having never heard of this "Spring Into" series, I found this on the shelves and chose it over the 20 other choices and I am very happy with my purchase.
What I like:
- It's small enough (~330 pages compared to 600+ pages in many other books) that I don't feel completely overwhelmed. I'm confident that I can get through this entire book (I'm on page 80 in day 2) in just a few weeks and will have a solid understanding of PHP.
- It's example based. Every new section gives the theoretical format of the code followed by a clear example. This helps me learn.
- Sections are short. Each new concept is covered in only 1-2 pages. I really feel like I'm making progress quickly.
- It builds in small pieces. I previously went through beginning PHP tutorials at w3schools.com, which were fine, but often left me confused and frustrated since I have no programming background. So far this book has explained every new concept linearly and clearly.
- The price. At $30 retail, I was happy to buy this book over some thick $40+ PHP guides.
That's it! I finally feel like I'm about to get a grip on this seemingly abstruse language.