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I'm relatively new to object oriented PHP but I'm slowly beginning to understand the basic principles and I'm comfortable setting up basic classes, methods and putting them to use.
I'd like to start learning more about patterns, conventions and testing. I really enjoy the videos on here and would like some recommendations for some off-screen learning (books!) which are steady enough for a relative beginner.
@steveperrycreative I'd say for testing, https://leanpub.com/b/grumpy
I've also got a (previous edition) copy of http://www.apress.com/9781430260318 that I remember looking through a few years back for patterns and objects etc.
None are specific to Laravel.. but all are good to have IMO.
No doubt there will be other suggestions too =)
Cheers..
Ian
Thanks, Ian. They don't have to be Laravel-specific.
Here are some online resources about OOP.
https://github.com/marcelgsantos/learning-oop-in-php
https://github.com/domnikl/DesignPatternsPHP
Hope it helps :)
Happy reading!
Jeffrey also has a page for recommended readings: https://laracasts.com/recommended-reading
Modern PHP, by Josh Lockhat
Just check out https://github.com/ziadoz/awesome-php and the recommendations there.
@polarcubs I think that is possibly one of the longest resource lists I've seen. Thanks for the recommendation.
Thanks everyone, I've started with @ian_h's and Jeffrey's recommendation of PHP Objects, Patterns, and Practice and will work through the rest. It's great so far, really easy to understand and very well written.
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