By: Jessamyn West,
on 2/18/2008
donnagirl asks MetaFilter: “I have two weeks to learn PHP. Help me make a plan! Because my library job is ridiculously awesome, I’m being given two weeks to devote myself to learning php.” Good advice follows from the hive mind.
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By: Lizzy Burns,
on 1/8/2008
YALSA is holding its first YA literature symposium in Nashville from November 7-9, 2008, and the theme is "How We Read Now." During the infamous weekend where I introduced Liz to her TV boyfriend, Don Eppes, we put together a proposal for the symposium. We thought that with the popularity of teen participation in book worlds (check out the Twilight fandom and/or Stephenie Meyer's website for a shining example of this), this conference would be a great time to discuss fandom, fan life, and what Henry Jenkins calls "participatory culture." We wrote up a proposal and it was accepted. We're very excited and honored, because YALSA only chose 14 of the 40 proposals they received.
The plan (subject to change as the date of the conference draws closer) is: At the symposium, Liz and I will talk about what fandom is, who writes fanfiction and why, and how librarians can do easy, fun fandom programming at their libraries that will encourage teens to participate in a book's world. Our third panelist will be Amy Tenbrink of Narrate Conferences, Inc., who will talk about planning Harry Potter conferences and how they encourage participatory culture. Who knows, we might even have a drabble contest.
(And of course, we already know what we're wearing.)
By: Lizzy Burns,
on 6/16/2007
From Fuse #8 Productions comes the wonderful news that there is a new Little House book told from the POV of Nellie Olsen. Somewhere, Allison Arngrim is smiling.
Won't it be great if it takes the Nellie Olsen story thru the High School years?
Next: I want the story from EJ Wilder's POV.
Seriously, I love this type of stuff -- as evidenced by my reviews of March. and Ishmael.
By: Betsy Bird,
on 5/10/2007
Fanfic never got such good press ("good" being a relative term here) until the dawn of the Harry Potter age. And once you get over the initial shock that goes with the extent of such "tributes", you begin to see it everywhere. Star Wars Fanfic. Lord of the Rings Fanfic. And now, at long last, Tintin Fanfic. It also happens to be viewable in its entirety here.
Via Bookninja.
There is some good advice in that thread. Since I don’t have a metafilter account, I thought I’d post my thoughts here.
Back in the days when I was just learning programming, I found the books from Peachpit Press to be the best. Now that I’ve got more experience, I find O’Reilly to be my publisher of choice for technical/code related books.
some titles that I’ve found useful:
Writing Basic PHP Scripts
http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321481631
PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321186486
PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, 2nd Edition
http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321245652
Learning PHP 5
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnphp5/
Learning PHP & MySQL, Second Edition
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514013/?CMP=AFC-ak_book&ATT=Learning+PHP+%26+MySQL
But, no matter what book you get, the best way to learn is to do. Pick a simple project, define the details of what you want it to do and learn via the books and trial-and-error experimentation.
It is best if the project is real, something that you have genuine motivation to get right — but creating an imaginary project that is needed by a fictional organization can be just as effective.
Most importantly, ask questions! find your local techie and ask — you’d be shocked, but those shy geeks that have no social skills actually love to share knowledge (and some are even good at it). Also, do searches on the web for answers when you hit problems. don’t give up. Remember that when people say that they taught themselves to program, what they really mean is that they found the right resources to ask for help and guidance from as they assimilated knowledge at their own pace.
Hey Eric, thanks for the advice! See, this is why AskMetafilter is awesome - not only did I get great answers there, but I got one here, too.
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