Jan 12, 2010
Stepping into new territory
I have come to the conclusion that I need to learn PHP and MySQL. At work we are on a Microsoft stack. And while I am comfortable with this and confident that neither technology is better than the other, I feel like knowing only the one is hindering my growth as a developer. Not to mention my ability to get on interesting projects that use the open source stack.
So over the next few months I will be taking on the task of learning PHP and MySQL. I am very excited as I am sure it will help me grow and also get better at customizing wordpress themes. Check back later to see how it is going.
I’m in the same boat as you regarding my work as well. We are a Microsoft .NET/ MSSQL shop. Last year I decided to jump into learning PHP and MySQL by learning WordPress development. It was way easier to learn than I thought it would be and would recommend learning with WordPress. There are so many great sources to learn from as well.