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Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] I'm So Confused . . .
From: 64.85.217.208
Date: 2013-07-09 19:12:11
Message-ID: ailot8l01ii3ravtb3bg6v99dsou7lo03k () 4ax ! com
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Hi, Andrew!
On Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:17:14 -0400, andrew.jarcho@gmail.com (Andrew
Jarcho) wrote:
>1) You're not stupid
Let's hope. :-D
>2) You're not too old to accomplish what you want to accomplish.
>A couple of good books (preferably fairly short ones) by people who
>know what they're talking about *and* know how to write should
>help a great deal.''
That's what I'm hoping. :-)
>Like you, I cut my programming teeth in BASIC stored on cassette
>tape. My php skills are out of date, (probably of the same vintage
>as yours), or I'd be able to recommend specific titles. I'm sure the
>good people here can help you out with that.
The most memorable part of that was -- first, I thought once it ran
the way I wanted, it was *really* neet! Secondly -- I didn't realize
it *had* to be stored on cassette tape -- and I thought how lame is
THAT?! LOL! -- so I lost the first go-round. Was much easier the
second time. :-D
>I began studying programming seriously an about age 45. I'm 60
>now and always learning new things. OOP is not rocket science
>(until you begin programming rockets); and I've had enough
>exposure to mysqli and PDO and all the rest of the stuff you
>mentioned to know they're learnable too.
I'm thinking my rocket programming days are probably going to have to
wait for my next life. :-D At this point, I'll just be happy when my
converted queries are no longer a barf-fest for the poor server. :-D
>Learning new and challenging stuff *should* make your head hurt,
>sometimes. (Not your eyes bleed, though; you might want to
>check that out :-) ). IMO, it's worth the temporary suffering for
>the joy it brings when it all starts to make sense.
Well, it does keep one from being able to read the error messages
clearly. :-D
There is a certain sense of satisfaction when it *does* work -- okay,
a lot of "I'm the Queen of the WORLD!" happy dancing when it does work
LOL! I'm just not used to feeling this . . . stupid. :-D Having
gone from "read it, do it, move on" to "read it, do it, read it, read
it, do it, read it again, read something else . . ." Well, you know.
:-D
>So, to make a long story a headache (as my father used to say),
>being past 50 does change the *way* you learn. But it doesn't
>rob you of the *ability* to learn. Get a couple of good books.
>Give yourself a break. Take a day off now and then. And keep
>in mind the fable of the old bull and the young bull.
I like your Dad's saying -- tired of using "to make a long story
long." I think I'll steal that. :-D And the old bull definitely had
a bead on things!
>Enjoy!
Thanks for the feedback, Andrew. Very much appreciated -- and the
giggles were handy, too. :-)
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