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PHP Invades Amsterdam; or, the Dutch PHP Conference

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:58:37 -0400

For the third year running, I'm pleased to be speaking at the Dutch PHP Conference, held again in Amsterdam this coming 10-12 of June.

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Please Join Me At TEK-X

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:48:55 -0400

I'll be speaking this year at TEK-X, this year's incarnation of the php|tek conference, in Chicago in May.

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Why UnCons are Important

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:55:05 -0400

My good friend, Keith Casey, is once again chairing Zendcon's UnCon. For those who have never attended, it's basically one or more tracks running parallel to the main conference, but with content pitched by attendees -- sometimes presented by them, other times presented by others who are knowledgeable in the field.

Why should you care? There are great sessions already selected for the conference featuring some well-known speakers from the PHP world; why would you want to either attend or present at the uncon?

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CodeWorks 2009 Begins

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:08:47 -0400

Today is the kickoff for CodeWorks 2009, a remarkable PHP road show hitting seven cities in 14 days. While I'm not joining the tour until Atlanta, I'm proud to be joining up at that stop and presenting a Zend Framework tutorial during the tour.

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Speaking at php|tek

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:33:45 -0400

I announced this earlier in the year, but for those that missed it, I'm speaking at php|tek next week.

I'll be co-presenting a workshop entitled Practical SVN for PHP Developers along with the lovely and talented Lorna Jane Mitchell. In a way, it's a continuation of the unconference session we did together at ZendCon08, and will provide much more in-depth information on the subject -- including how to create and organize your repositories, branching and tagging strategies, how and when to commit, as well as more basic usage of subversion for day-to-day use.

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Speaking at DPC (again!)

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:25:19 -0400

I'm thrilled to once again be speaking at the Dutch PHP Conference.

Like last year, I'm giving two sessions; unlike last year, these are going to be more advanced. I noticed last year both in terms of audience participation as well as in speaking with attendees that I'd be able to step it up a notch were I to return.

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Tidings of the Season

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:07:13 -0500

Just about every day, I have an idea for a blog post, and most days, by the end of the day, I just don't have the time or energy to actually write anything up. The inner writer in me screams, "no excuses!" while the aging adult in me whispers, "time for bed, dear."

So, to keep my hand in the game, here are a few things running through my head, or that I'm working on, or that I'll be doing soon.

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ZendCon08 Wrapup

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:11:30 -0400

I'm a bit late on my ZendCon'08 wrapup; the conference left me both exhausted and with a backlog of email and work that has consumed me since it ended. However, this, too, is good, as it has given me time to reflect... and to finally get my slides up on SlideShare.

ZendCon was alternately exhausting, rewarding, educational, fruitful, infurating, and ultimately wonderful. I've been to every single ZendCon so far -- I started at Zend a scant month before the inaugural event -- and have spoken at each. My first time speaking was a fluke; David Sklar had just started at Ning and had to back out of his "Configuring PHP" tutorial session. Mike Naberezny and I were drafted to take it over, and we had N+1 attendees, where N was the number of speakers. Since that inauspicious beginning, I've gradually taken on more sessions and stuck around to participate in the conference more. I can honestly say that this was the biggest, busiest, and most community focussed ZendCon I can remember.

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Pastebin app and conference updates

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:19:23 -0400

I have a number of updates and followups, and decided to post them in a single entry.

First off, you may now view my Dojo Webinar online (requires login and registration at zend.com). Attendance was phenomenal, and I've had some really good feedback. If you want to see it live, I'm giving the talk (with revisions!) at the ZendCon UnConference, at Dojo Developer Day Boston later this month, and at php|works in November. I hope to be able to show new functionality at each presentation.

Second, I've completed what I'm calling version 1.0.0 of the pastebin application I demo'd in the webinar. The PHP code is fully unit tested (though I haven't yet delved into using DOH! to test the JS), and incorporates a number of best practices and tips that Pete Higgins from Dojo was kind enough to provide to me. When using a custom build (and I provide a profile for building one), it simply flies.

Download the pastebin application

The pastebin application showcases a number of features besides Dojo: Zend_Test_PHPUnit was used to test the application, and Zend_Wildfire's FireBug logger and DB profiler are used to provide profiling and debug information.

Finally, ZendCon is next week! I'll be around, but already have a packed schedule (1 tutorial, 2 regular sessions, an UnCon session, a meet-the-developers session... and that's just what I know about!). I look forward to meeting ZF users and developers, though, so feel free to grab me and introduce yourself.

Speaking at php|works

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0400

I'm pleased to announce I've been selected to speak at php|works in Atlanta this November.

I'll be presenting my talk on Dojo and Zend Framework, demonstrating how to quickly and easily create rich and dynamic UIs using the various integration points with Dojo functionality provided by Zend Framework.

Looking forward to seeing you in Atlanta in November!

Speaking at ZendCon 2008

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:49:45 -0400

I'll be speaking at ZendCon again this year, and have a four-course meal of sessions to deliver:

Best Practices of PHP Development: Mike Naberezny and I are teaming up for the fourth year running to deliver a tutorial session. While the session topic stays the same, he and I have each been developing a number of new practices over the past year that we look forward to presenting, including new work with PHPUnit for functional testing of your applications.
Getting Started with Zend Framework: This will build off our Quick Start, providing background on ZF as well as the basic tools and information needed to get your first ZF application up and running. I also hope to demonstrate how the current preview of Zend_Tool can simplify this dramatically.
Zend_Layout and Zend_Form: This session will show off features of Zend_Layout and Zend_Form. (Note: the subject matter may change.)
UnCon: Rich UIs and Easy XHR with Dojo and Zend Framework: For those unable to attend my webinar next week, or who simply want to see this in person, I'll be presenting my Dojo and Zend Framework talk during an UnCon session. I have developed a simple app to showcase various features of the Dojo/ZF integration, and to show how easy it is to quickly develop and then scale applications that have great, dynamic interfaces.

Looking forward to seeing you in California in September!

phpwomen at DPC08

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:30:01 -0400

So, one thing I forgot to mention in my DPC08 wrapup was my involvement with the phpwomen booth. Lig emailed me some months in advance asking if I'd be an official "booth babe" while at the conference -- basically wearing a T-shirt to show my support of the movement, and answering any questions that others might have regarding it. While I haven't been particularly active with phpwomen, I of course agreed.

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DPC08 Wrapup

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:33:45 -0400

Last Friday and Saturday I spent at the Dutch PHP Conference, hosted by Ibuildings. Unfortunately, I had very little time to blog while there. I'd prepared my outlines and basic slides before heading to the conference, but had a large number of screenshots and images to prepare that kept me up until the wee hours of the morning each day. In addition, the conference was extremely well organized -- which meant that any time not spent speaking was spent interacting with attendees or other speakers -- never a bad thing!

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Speaking at the Dutch PHP Conference

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:08:33 -0400

I've known for some time, but was reluctant to blog about it until the plane tickets were purchased and in hand: I've been invited to speak at the Dutch PHP Conference this coming June:

I'll be presenting two separate sessions: an all day tutorial on 13 June 2008 covering Zend Framework, and a regular session on 14 June 2008 covering Best Practices for PHP development, which will focus on how to utilize Zend Framework coding standards and methodologies to help deliver efficient, high quality code for your organization.

I'm looking forward to meeting old and new friends alike at the conference!

2007 Retrospective

nospam@example.com (Matthew Weier O'Phinney) — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:49:26 -0500

2007 was a busy year, both personally and professionally. I won't go into the personal too much, because, well, it's personal, and some of the details are simply inappropriate for blogging material.

Here's the short version:

One trip to Belgium and The Netherlands.
Two trips to Israel.
Two trips to Atlanta, GA (not counting the return trip from Europe, when I was stranded for a day due to storms in the Northeast).
Three different user groups attended, with three presentations.
One major Zend Framework release
One PEAR release.
One podcast.
One webinar.
One book published.
One conference attended.

What follows is my month-by-month breakdown:

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