 So you want to become a PHP developer in 2021? Well, you wish right video. Let me explain This video was brought to you by digital academy You're number one source to learning programming fast and get to that six-figure freelance salary you desire our courses include our SQL project course our freelance Kickstarter our Python course and our interview programming course and much much more So if you haven't already go ahead and click the link below to get to our free seven-step freelance guide So that we can help take your career to the next level. I'll see you guys in the course All right guys, let's jump right into some expectations of being a PHP developer So I can make sure everybody had the right expectations. They know the reality of the situation guys I got some notes here I want to make sure I cover some of the points and I'm gonna make sure we bring you guys a really good video So PHP really good language really good way to start how to start to learn programming and to Actually start to build projects in software development I like PHP a lot of WordPress a lot of freelance work ton of work out there a lot of legacy systems a lot of online web development out there guys But at the end of the day, you got to understand what market you in gonna really dictate web programming language You're gonna be using going forward Certain industries lean towards certain enterprise systems certain enterprise system leans towards certain programming language So, you know in the enterprise world is gonna be Java and C sharp as king. You're gonna have some C++ C applications out there. That's gonna be mainly your enterprise low stuff AI side is gonna be the Python side of things scripting PHP still a lot of freelance kings a lot of Web developments downward PHP. So depending on your niche is really gonna set the tone for what you do And I don't want you guys taking that PHP hammer and applying it Everywhere to where to the point where you're really stretching the limits of PHP. Don't get me wrong It's not even about can PHP do the particular task It's if PHP is the right fit for that particular client in that particular stack Don't get me wrong if you're doing a little small script or something just to One time just to patch or something like that go right ahead for your personal projects But you guys got to understand once you start to work for a company and enterprise where you need solutions that are sustainable and you guys Not only sustainable but in line with whatever the software stack is so it can be maintained easily if you guys come into a Microsoft C sharp site or shop and it has all C sharp code You're a PHP developer you bring a PHP and a certain PHP code into a C sharp Shop with no prior knowledge for anybody there You're doing that company. You're doing that technology shop a disservice You guys don't want to do that and that's part of a larger point here guys because a lot of guys think that hey Uh, it's all about coming in. It's all about programming language No, but at the end of the day is all about solving the client's problems You guys understand this and really put yourself in a position so that you can not only get this one-time gig but also put yourself in a position to make more money and have a sustainable client and even after you leave somebody come behind your code and say, okay, this makes sense Um, that it's a C sharp shop. We're gonna use C sharp and all that so that being said guys I want to make sure I cover some of my points here I want to make sure if you guys have any questions any concerns Anything that you're having difficulties with with php Put it down below so that we can start a conversation I want to really start to kind of figure out the mindset of a Beginning level developer and your approach to solve problems initially so that we can catch it on the front end So that we can put you in positions to take your career to the next level Or if you're struggling with your current career and you just can't get past some of these initial projects You need a little direction. You're struggling. I also put your comments below so that we can start a conversation to Move your head and really put you in a position to win guys So that being said php is very useful. I like php I use php in my personal stack in my business stack I have clients that use php a wordpress is a huge part of my stack A lot of the plugins a lot of the themes a lot of online stuff You lose google analytics. You want to do tracking all that stuff alongside with Javascript You're gonna really be able to do some big things inside of the web development world It's just that a lot of times A lot of us just take it too far and you expect hey I can just use this one program language for everything And sometimes that's the case depending on what type of industry you in what type of software you are actually supporting But a lot of times you got to really look at the company situation that's a term in west the best language We are in a we're in 2021 guys to where software is a lot more mature Companies has established their current stacks and they have been using these stacks for years So they're not willing to just change on a drop of a dime So you have to accommodate what they currently have in their systems If you come in there bringing new software or new program languages to their Current mature stack that's not in line with what they're currently with they're currently using Without consulting the existing technology department about what you're doing and making sure everybody on the same page Even if you're solving that one small problem or one big problem It can cause problems in the long run guys One thing that a lot of developers don't understand when it comes to picking the right programming language is supporting legacy code And yes, just because python is so much better than ruby If you dealing with a pure ruby shop and they have no intentions to leave ruby anytime soon You injecting um python code in that particular situation is bad Yes, I know there's a application or there's a use case out there to choose ruby over Um python, I know but it's the case you got a lot of legacy code out there written in pearl and ruby They have zero intentions to change So don't put your don't insert yourself in a situation To where you put yourself in a position that you're going to lose that being said guys I can hit this point all day long But at the end of the day you guys want to advance your career You guys want to get your first programming language And the best way to do that is to assess the current situation So that you can actually use the programming language of choice that's going to help not only Solve the problem is going to be easily supported And then you'll put you in a position so that you can get more work as a software developer That being said guys like subscribe to the content if you have additional questions comment below What I want to start doing is I'm really tweaking my Um content my guides my courses everything So that you guys can really it's geared to really put you in a position to acquire a new job to Event your career and really cut out all of the fluff if we're going to be doing that in the academy guys So if you haven't already go ahead and check out the seven step guys It's going to help you really put your expectations in the reality in perspective So that you can get that first job Links are below and also if you haven't already shared your experience with php Know what you're doing to solve problems What are you doing to really put yourself in a position so that you can leverage whatever programming language you're using in this case php The really solve the client's problems put yourself in a position to win and also help you Take your career to the next level. 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