Php expert? what is that?

In my definition.

1. PHP dabbler, can knock out a few basic scripts that reguire a minimal of user interaction. Can at a stretch possibly modify a few existing PHP applications to work the way the customer desires.

2. PHP hacker. Has a sound understanding of procedural PHP and can modify/extend most PHP applications to do exactly what the customer desires.

3. Php Expert. Can take a set of parameters and programme requirements and turn them into a functional programme.

4. PHP professional. Can take a set of parameters and requirements and can delegate responsibility to a team of programmers that all understand enterprise application design and a thorough understanding of design patterns and how they apply to modern web applications.

5. PHP smart ass. The guy that knows php inside out. He understands C++, compilers and how to write extensions to PHP to optimize the particular application he is writing as php can only do so much, sometimes its just quicker and more benificial to write an extension in C++ to suit a particular application.

The guys and gals from 3-5 will also know xhtml/css backwards, xhtml 1.1 (rendered as xhtml) is the standard to work toward and xml is the choice for configuration files rather than a new buzzword.

There are experts and "experts" which are you looking for? one is cheap the other not so cheap. One dithers and promises, the other signs NDA's and delivers on time every time.

The difference? price.

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