[FX.php List] Just Curious

[Joel Shapiro]

I've always been pretty analytically minded, but I studied art and  
philosopy in college and worked some in education and multimedia.  I  
had a 1-hr on-the-job introduction to FileMaker 14 years ago, and  
have learned everything since then (FileMaker, HTML, JavaScript, CSS,  
PHP...) pretty much on my own  (of course with the help of others ;-).

I especially like the 'design' part of Information Design, and am  
really enjoying PHP as a way to present data _dynamically_.  On more  
than one occasion recently I've found myself wishing I could use If/ 
Else clauses on FMP layouts ;-)

-Joel


Joel Shapiro - FileMaker Pro Database Design
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joelshapiro at jsfmp dot com
http://www.jsfmp.com
415-269-5055


On Jul 20, 2006, at 2:01 PM, Michael Layne wrote:

> I found myself in front of a computer in college trying to build a  
> database to manage a small business with DATAEASE (anyone heard of  
> that?).
>
> Since then, it's been entirely self-taught XHTML, CSS, PHP,  
> FileMaker, MySQL, etc. - one note - most "self-taught" folks must  
> give some credit to those that post things for us from which we  
> learn (like Chris Hansen).
>
> I think that's pretty common - the self-taught bit.  All those  
> people that took PHP or FileMaker in college are now accountants,  
> history professors, or sherpas.
>
> Michael
>
> On Jul 20, 2006, at 12:09 PM, Chris Hansen wrote:
>
>> Jonathan,
>>
>> I don't have formal programming training (except the odd  
>> programming class).  I have been programming since I was 14 (22  
>> years), but I'm self taught for the most part, and my degree is in  
>> English, not anything technical.
>>
>> --Chris Hansen
>>   FileMaker 7 Certified Developer
>>   Creator of FX.php
>>   "The best way from FileMaker to the Web."
>>   www.iViking.org
>>
>>
>> On Jul 20, 2006, at 9:39 AM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>> As many of you on this list have (painfully) witnessed, I am  
>>> slowly but surely building my CWP skills with fx.php.....and I  
>>> have a question for the List.
>>>
>>> What is your (formal) training in programming?
>>>
>>> Persoanlly, I have a mechanical engineering education, but no  
>>> formal computer science training.  I don't know any computer  
>>> languages. I have taught myself HTML, CSS and now fx.php and  
>>> PHP....and of course FileMaker.
>>>
>>> I'm just wondering how many others are in the same boat, or have  
>>> formal programming skills such as C, that transfer well to  
>>> learning PHP.
>>>
>>> Just curious.
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>> Jonathan Schwartz
>>> Schwartz & Company
>>> 817 Marin Drive
>>> Mill Valley, CA 94941
>>> Phone: 415-381-1852
>>> jonathan at eschwartz.com - http://www.eschwartz.com
>>>
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