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2,276 PointsHow in depth is Treehouse for back-end dev with php?
I am considering joining TeamTreeHouse to learn coding. I am pretty much a first time coder. My interest is in back-end development, not so much front end.
I understand it help to have front end understanding before getting into in-depth php, mvc, sql etc...
How in depth does treehouse go when it comes to backend development? Can i learn enough here to be employable? To freelance?
Just looked through the tracks available and it seems there is very little focus on serious backend development, there is only the php track but due to my lack of knowledge I cannot understand how in depth the material really is?
Thx!
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David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 PointsThere's about 19 courses(some are workshops) on PHP in the library. The php track of itself includes basic knowledge of front-end but with anything that deals with programming or development you'd still have to read documentation to provide clarity and an in-depth understanding. I think Treehouse has the necessary information needed to give yourself some structure while learning.
Roy Penrod
19,810 PointsThere's a pretty good advanced PHP book by Sitepoint called "PHP Master: Write Cutting Edge Code". I wouldn't touch it right now, but you might want to look into when you're more experienced with PHP. It's got a solid chapter on design patterns.
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2,276 PointsThanks for the reply!
I was planning the following steps to start:
After that there is nothing else I can do on team tree house related to php right?
I love team tree house so far, it is far more pleasant to study here than i expected. Do you know of any reasonably pleasant way to learn deeply with php once i'm done with the content on here? I've looked at the php manual which us about 4000 pages but it is not structured as a course obviously and there no simple way to figure out which parts i should read or in which order?
Cheers