For a job application I need to make a nice PHP script to show them what I can do and mail it to them. I haven't been able to think of just what kind of script to create, so maybe you could give me some ideas? I'm fairly good in PHP by the way.
That example is relatively simple to program... probably better to use to weed out applicants in a first round of interviewing. +1 though for reference to FizzBuzz.
alex
2010-09-28 05:45:48
@alex - Yes. It was a joke, any true PHP developer should have a portfolio of some sort that they should show to a possible employer.
webdestroya
2010-09-28 05:46:36
@webdestroya I agree. Asking an applicant to provide a *nice PHP script* is a terribly ambiguous request and probably a shitty place to work at.
alex
2010-09-28 05:50:56
@alex - Agreed. They should base it on your portfolio, and not some random script you can write. If you dont have portfolio, then you probably arent ready to start working as a PHP dev.
webdestroya
2010-09-28 05:52:14
Well I agree with webdestroya. If they'd asked me for a specific script I'd been able to put it together even if it was something difficult, but this is ambiguous. They don't want my portfolio, they want something created 'on demand' and in a short period of time. Bullshit I agree.
Proficiens
2010-09-28 06:08:25
A:
Maybe the question is not about what it does, but more about how it looks: structuration, documentation, using OO, error processing, input validation...
Then you can throw in a few "technologies": CSS, database access, file handling...
pascal
2010-09-28 05:41:54