Php & Mysql Jon - Duckett Patched

5/5 Best for: Graphic designers, front-end devs, freelancers, and anyone who hated their college CS textbook. Have you read Jon Duckett's PHP book? Do you prefer learning backend via visuals or video tutorials? Let me know in the comments below.

Jon Duckett has done for PHP what Edward Tufte did for data visualization: He made complexity beautiful. php & mysql jon duckett

He doesn't just write if ($var == true) { do something; } . He shows you a flowchart of the decision tree. He color-codes the PHP tags, the MySQL queries, and the HTML output. 5/5 Best for: Graphic designers