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PHP: The Big Picture
This course explores why PHP is worth considering, tradeoffs to consider, and reasons PHP may or may not be the right fit for your next project.
Beginner
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PHP: The Big Picture
This course explores why PHP is worth considering, tradeoffs to consider, and reasons PHP may or may not be the right fit for your next project.
Beginner
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What you'll learn
PHP powered early versions of Facebook, Slack, Wikipedia, Wordpress, and more. At one point it ran over 50% of the internet! Has it kept up with the times, and is it right for you? In this course, PHP: The Big Picture, you will explore what makes PHP so important. First, you will learn why PHP became so popular. Next, you will learn the tradeoffs inherent in PHP’s design. After watching this course, you'll have a clear understanding of PHP’s core use cases, advantages, and drawbacks so you can make an educated decision on whether PHP is right for you.
PHP: The Big Picture
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Jonathan is a Director of Engineering at Wayfair, where he helps create the best place to buy anything for your home. Previously he ran engineering at Attend, and before that he was a senior software engineer at Etsy, where he focused on solving web performance and scalability challenges.