The Definitive Guide to Symfony (Expert's Voice in Open Source) |
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Fabien; Zaninotto, François Potencier
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Pages: 425 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1590597869
Pub: APRESS
Pub date: 2007-01-31
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 58079
Reader Reviews:
Exactly what the title says (3/3 people found this helpful)
I must start by saying that anyone buying this book is doing so because they have already referenced the online version available from the Symfony web site. There is nothing new in the book, it is a print of the online version and as stated in a previous review a title that will adorn a place on your desk while you familiarise yourself with Symfony.
So it gets 5* because I knew _exactly_ what I was buying when I bought it. Covers most of the bases I needed as a newcomer to Symfony.
If I had to be critical I would say that the book could do with a front-to-cover example that pulled everything together. As it stands it is a reference manual and not a learn by example kind of book. However the Symfony web site has a perfect tutorial (Askeet) that does just this and the book is an excellent reference while working through it.
I would also like to point out that Symfony is a comprehensive framework. There is a learning curve and having a printed book to browse through helps. I spend much of my professional life working with Java frameworks and find the same true there. This book (plus the online tutorial) is as good as any I have read in the Java realm.
If you are still not convinced, take a look at the online version. After you have switched windows a hundred times because you keep referencing it I am sure you will agree that a printed copy that you can annotate is worth every penny.
For webdevelopers (4/4 people found this helpful)
If you're serious on developing web applications using a PHP Framework (MVC style) then you need to use the symfony framework. And if you do then you'll need this book. It's a very good introduction to this framework. The book is full of code examples, so it's a good place to search for tricks.
This book it's permanently on my desktop...
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