From 2fbdec94921c7c5ec31718b471a726d70266a582 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: William Turrell Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 10:27:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Reflect that PHP 7 is now here, add a book - update/tidy references to version numbers - think "Modern PHP" should be on the list (I didn't write it, so can suggest without any bias) --- _posts/16-10-01-Books.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/16-10-01-Books.md b/_posts/16-10-01-Books.md index 5971e5f..bf3e5c3 100644 --- a/_posts/16-10-01-Books.md +++ b/_posts/16-10-01-Books.md @@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ anchor: books ## Books {#books_title} -There are a lot of books around for PHP but some are sadly now quite old and no longer contain accurate information. -There are even books published for "PHP 6" which does not exist, and will not now ever exist. The next major version of -PHP will be named "PHP 7" because of those books. +There are many PHP books; sadly some are now quite old and no longer accurate. In particular, avoid books on "PHP 6", a version that will now never exist. The next major release of PHP after 5.6 was "PHP 7", [partly because of this](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php6). This section aims to be a living document for recommended books on PHP development in general. If you would like your book to be added, send a PR and it will be reviewed for relevancy. @@ -23,6 +21,7 @@ for modern, secure, and fast cryptography. * [Build APIs You Won't Hate](https://apisyouwonthate.com/) - Everyone and their dog wants an API, so you should probably learn how to build them. +* [Modern PHP](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033868.do) - covers modern PHP features, best practices, testing, tuning, deployment and setting up a dev environment. * [Building Secure PHP Apps](https://leanpub.com/buildingsecurephpapps) - Learn the security basics that a senior developer usually acquires over years of experience, all condensed down into one quick and easy handbook * [Modernizing Legacy Applications In PHP](https://leanpub.com/mlaphp) - Get your code under control in a series of