Study a new programming language
I’ve mentioned before, both here and on the pokeraffiliatelistings forum http://www.pokeraffiliatelistings.com/forums that web coding is perhaps my weakest point as a webmaster. I clearly need to improve in this area.
I’m out of date 
The last time I studied any new language was Vb.net and that’s over 5 years ago, and the last time I actually sat any exam was over 11 years ago when I completed my now well out of date Microsoft Certified Solution Developer qualification.
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Keep up to speed with the internet and technology!
These days though and I think especially with anything to do with computers, the internet and technology in general one needs to be adaptable and keep up to date. And so to make myself a better all round webmaster… I’ve decided to study a number of topics on the very resourceful http://www.w3schools.com/ site.
Studying PHP?
I’m going to start with PHP, one because unlike HTML and CSS, which I have some knowledge of I know virtually nothing about how to code PHP, so it’s the area I have most need in improving. Secondly I keep hearing it’s easy to learn, so hopefully I can get to grips with it easily and quickly.
PHP is easy?
I’ve actually gone through about 15 pages on w3schools very quickly already this morning and have to say yip so far it all seems straightforward enough, especially for someone who is familiar with other programming languages, though there could be one little downside to this too, as I can already see myself getting my syntax confused with other programming languages.
Take the PHP exam
Anyhow I’m going to see how I get on with that. There is also an exam option for $75 with w3schools. I haven’t decided whether I’m going to take the exam itself.
Is doing an exam in PHP any use?
I’d imagine it would be useful for someone who was looking for employment in internet programming, for me as far as I can gather it’s usefulness would be purely as something concrete to aim for, but really the main point is just to satisfy myself that I ‘know’ PHP.
