In general, 'weekend projects' might just something that you work on in your spare time (ie. weekends) but then again we do have things like http://nodeknockout.com/ and http://railsrumble.com/
While I don't use PHP any more, this is still a massive improvement for those that do. Next on the list: Array and String literals as proper objects!
I think the main piece of advice is number 2. Make lots of small throw-away programs. Whether these little junk programs are good or bad doesn't matter - you will be learning something either way. And post everything to…
In general, 'weekend projects' might just something that you work on in your spare time (ie. weekends) but then again we do have things like http://nodeknockout.com/ and http://railsrumble.com/
While I don't use PHP any more, this is still a massive improvement for those that do. Next on the list: Array and String literals as proper objects!
I think the main piece of advice is number 2. Make lots of small throw-away programs. Whether these little junk programs are good or bad doesn't matter - you will be learning something either way. And post everything to…