Re: PHP Developers and the manual

On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 12:26 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote: > > On Nov 14, 2007, at 11:53 AM, João Amaro Lagedo wrote: > > > I recently subscribed to php-general(2 months I think) and during this > > > time I saw some nice stuff, but most of the times (90% ?) It's always > > > the same thing. > > > PHP "Developers" that really have some kind of problem about reading > > > the Documentation. > > It's no coincidence that the international anthem of the PHP > community is "RTFM". Sang to the tune of "The Blue Danube" he lyrics > are as follows: > > Oh, listen to me, young coding geek. > When all else is lost, and all looks bleak, > The first place to go is on the 'Net, > And go onto Google, where you can bet > That someone else has had the same > Problems that you presently face. > So please don't scream, and don't yell; > Read The Fucking Manual. > > On Nov 14, 2007 12:03 PM, Jason Pruim <japruim@raoset.com> wrote: > [snip] > > So I guess the point of this e-mail, is to say thanks to everyone who > > has helped me. :) > > Hey, no worries. You'll be able to officially thank the community > when we go to the new mandatory donation system on the list on 1 > January, 2008. Watch for strange charges to your PayPal account, et > cetera, with the subject "foreach($question as $head => $wall)" or > "HTML Lessons". Coincidentally, that's the same date that Robert > Cummings' gift link turns into an ultimatum that will teach those who > don't click of their own mortality. Gift link?? And I think you mean "volition" where you've used "mortality" :) Cheers, Rob. -- ........................................................... SwarmBuy.com - http://www.swarmbuy.com Leveraging the buying power of the masses! ...........................................................