It seems we (I mean PHP programmers) have all the tools and instruments already at our fingertips for more formalizing the study and application of PHP, we'd just have to agree to ring our wagons around what we've got on hand.
For example: a) we have the very large and well-recognized repository of PHP work for reference and re-use at Sourceforge.net and PEAR, b) we have the very well used and respected Php.net as large-scale reference hub, c) we have Zend offering a commercialized IDE/framework and other enterprise updates to PHP d) we have a handful of large free PHP user groups and these groups, say the top 10, should be formally recognized, and one should be expected to belong to one of these groups. So what would be wrong if we just agreed as a professional group to use these above entities as our bedrock standards. We use the Zend cert, the Zend IDE/framework and officially sanction Php.net and Sourceforge.net/PEAR as the defacto outlets of help/reference and code. We would not deny the use of, learning of, or the amicable co-existence of any and all other outlets/entities, but the above noted entities would be the generalized initial standards. So as a new programmer in books/classes/tutorials you are always pointed to Php.net for reference, you are behooved to use from and contribute to Sourceforge.net/PEAR, you are prompted/guided/expected to join a listed user group, and you are advised to get Zend cert and learn that IDE/framework. And that a programmer who has Zend cert. and is a recognized user group member can use the status of PHP+ user/programmer on their credentials/resume. Just a thought. Now that could be a start. Warmest regards, Peter Sawczynec Technology Dir. Sun-code Interactive Sun-code.com 646.316.3678 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
