Zend Certified Engineer on PHP

I have been using PHP to develop web applications since the past 4 years. Well for those of you who don’t know what PHP is, it is a programming language used to create dynamic websites like Facebook, Yahoo, etc. Even WordPress is created using PHP! In my I.T. career since 2006-07 I’ve worked with MANY different programming languages including C, C++, C#, JAVA, Visual Basic, etc. But the only language that satisfied me the most and I loved to work with was none other than PHP.

Zend – After its creation by Rasmus Ledorf, PHP was expanded and brought to what it is now by the PHP company which is known as Zend. They provide PHP programmers with certifications that are intended to prove that someone is fully qualified to program PHP applications. This certification is known as Zend PHP Certification. Since the current latest version of PHP is PHP 5.3, the certification is also on this version. One who passes the exam is known as a Zend Certified Engineer or ZCE. This began back in 2004. Hasin Hayder from Bangladesh became the first ZCE of the country and after that 33 people followed him, 1 of whom includes me.

Becoming a ZCE – I always wanted to become a ZCE back since 2009 but I never took it seriously. Later this year, I decided that I will sit for the exams and give it my best shot. I started reading the study guide and taking my preparation for the exam. Well, I was successful! On 28th May 2011 i sat for the exams in New Horizons Learning Center and succeeded to become a ZCE; actually the world’s youngest one. The people who had the most credit in me becoming a ZCE were my parents. Without their support it wouldn’t have been possible. After my parents it was Mr.Hasin Hayder who had always supported me through all the difficulties I faced. In fact, it was him who had inspired me to become a ZCE. Saif and Motasim, my two awesome friends were very much supportive and always encouraged me in all I did. So my love goes to all of them.

What’s next? Well, I am confused! I don’t know what to do. I’ll try starting freelancing jobs and I’ll also try developing some useful applications for the mass people out there in the internet. And well, I am always heading towards my dream of standing beside people like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates one day. I don’t know if I will ever succeed, but it doesn’t harm trying; does it? 😉