Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] PHP / Magento Job

[phpWalter <php...@to...>]

On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:33:35 -0400, Zachary Wilson
<zw...@gu...> wrote:
> At the end of the day, it's PHP. If you're a good developer any
> platform/framework/software written in PHP is managable.

Yes, one could draw that logical assumption.

But, from my experience, when an employer says they want "experience" with
this or that platform/framework/software. they really mean it.

I can't tell you how many "opportunities" I've gone to and they wondered
why I could not get this or that fully operation in an afternoon. After
all, I have 16 years of development and 6 with PHP, so it should be easy!

Given time, yes, "any platform/framework/software written in PHP is
manageable" with an experienced developer.

The issue comes in with inexperienced or unrealistic employers.

I had a gig that lasted 3 days. They sent me home because I could not get
their current eCommerce site running on Magento by the end of the second
day. I don't know if they ever got it really running. When I went home that
third morning (about 20 minutes after I got in) I left a test server
running with their data, images, catalog and users. The skin didn't look
their old one, and several other items didn't run as advertised by Magento
right "out of the box."

Yep, my fault. I guess I'm not that good at PHP. Eh, Neil?

Walter

It really is sad.