Careers in Code video series
Hi! I’ve recorded a series of videos I call ‘Careers in Code’, and it is about many things related to coding professionally. The series of videos is less about code, and more about all the things...
View ArticleWhat Pokémon Go can teach coders
Hi! In this video, I use the fantabulous example of Pokémon Go, to illustrate key app development principles. Here you go: Thanks! Stefan Mischook Killersites.com The post What Pokémon Go can teach...
View ArticleSQL and Database Basics – Part 1
So you wanna learn SQL and databases? Sit back and relax, grab a beer and some cheese flavored chips, and begin to learn from a crusty middle aged nerd! Watch in full HD for total clarity: If you think...
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Teaching PHP in Schools
Hi, Some of you know that StudioWeb, my app that many schools use to make teaching PHP easy, takes up most of my time these days. … Ahh, the life of an innovative nerd! In my continued attempts at...
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Tips to make learning PHP easy
Hi, I’ve been building web apps for over 20 yrs, and teaching PHP since 2006. In that time, I’ve boiled down all my teaching and coding experience to three powerful tips. These three simple things you...
View ArticleTop 3 PHP Code Training Tips Video
Hi! I've been coding for over 20yrs, and have been teaching code since 2003. I can boil all the experience down to three tips when learning to code: You can learn to write PHP code easily with me, by...
View ArticleGoogle Pixel is really about Google Ai
Hi, I recently watched Google’s presentation of their Pixel phones. The thing is, it wasn’t really about the phone, it was much more about Google’s push into more advanced Ai through Google Assistant....
View ArticleShould you learn PHP in 2017?
Let’s get straight to the basic answer: yes! PHP is the most popular server-side programming language used today. Something like 30% of the world’s websites are powered by PHP! That’s an amazing stat!...
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The Web Developers Wave
What is the web developer’s wave? Any freelance web developer or designer will tell you, that projects come in waves. You could be 2 months without any work, and then get 3 jobs in a day. This is...
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Will Ai Kill Coding?
With all the talk about Ai (artificial intelligence,) people are wondering if Ai will rush in, making human coders obsolete. Short answer: maybe in 25-50 yrs! Ai is slowly being developed, but there...
View ArticleTips in Starting a Web Development Business in 2017
Hi! Every now and then I blog about questions put to me by aspiring web developers and other tech professionals in training. Here you go: Web development is a moving target as technology changes. So...
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The Critical Job of Testing … in App Development
Hi! We are about to lock-down an app’s code base, before moving to a total rewrite from scratch. But before we move on, it is important that the current version be pretty much bug free, and fully...
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PHP is Server Side Programming’s Rocky!
I’ve been writing code since 1994, and have used many programming languages over the years to build commercial apps. Thought PHP was NOT my favorite language, years ago, I came to respect the...
View ArticleGET BETTER ROI ON YOUR WEBSITE TODAY
Every entrepreneur and business owner is familiar with the term ROI. However, when it comes to their business websites they have little or nothing to say when talking about ROI. The overwhelming amount...
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PHP Courses for College in 2017 and 2018
One of the reasons PHP is a good language to teach server side programming with, is because it is relatively easy to setup a PHP environment on each student’s workstation. With free apps like MAMP and...
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Open Ended Lesson Plans and Teaching Code
After nearly 7 years of working with schools, it seems clear to me that the best way to teach code, is with an open ended lesson plan. Here’s why: Learners will learn at different speeds Different...
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Python 3 Course of College and University
I am excited to announce our upcoming Python course: Powerful Python 3. A beginners course covering Python 3, students go from an absolute neophyte, to having a working knowledge of object oriented...
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Learning PHP more Easily by Learning Python … what!?
PHP is probably the best web app development language out there today for a bunch of reason technical, and market oriented. But it’s not the only language out there and it doesn’t have a monopoly of...
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PHP vs Python in 2018?
One question I get often, is which programming language should you learn? … I’ve been getting this question for years! Things change in the programming world, languages come and go. But the good news...
View ArticleThe 2018 Tour De Nerd Language Race is ON!!
Which programming language is fastest? Which language will win the software development race? The participants include: C++ C# Java PHP Python JavaScript Ruby … and a late entrant, server side Swift....
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