Advice on CodeWorks Conference Tracks

Hi Everyone,

I'm going to the CodeWorks conference this weekend and was just taking a
look at the final lineup of tracks that'll be offered.

http://cw.mtacon.com/schedule/city/new-york

Since it's not required that I stick to one track, I'm going to jump
around. For the most part I chose things that I want to know more about,
but in some cases (the ones preceded by asterisks below) I'm not at all
sure what to go for. I don't want to waste time attending something
that's going to be totally over my head, but OTOH I don't want to miss
something important just because I'm too inexperienced to realize it's
important, y'know?

I'd appreciate any advice you can offer on what might be most beneficial
for me at this stage. Also, if you think that the choices I DID make
might not be optimal, kindly let me know that also.

Thanks,
Bev

Tutorial Day
------------
9:00am - Security in PHP Projects
(Other tracks - Quality Assurance in PHP Projects, Advanced OOP and
Design Patterns)

1:00pm - Zend Framework
(Other tracks - PHP Code Review, Developing DB-Driven Websites)

Conference Day
--------------
9:00am - Five Things I Wish They'd Told Me
(Other tracks - Extreme Scale with Thin Server Architecture, The
CodeIgniter Framework)

*11:15am - The Hidden Gems in HTTP / Andrei's Regex Clinic
(Other track - Security-Centered Design)

12:15pm - Out With Regex, In With Tokens
(Other tracks - Alternative Databases, Interactive Media in ur RIAz with
Silverlight and PHP)

1:15pm - Time = Money
(Other tracks - PHP Oracle Web Applications: Best Practices and Caching
Strategies, Building RIAs with Flex and PHP, Part One)

*2:15pm - Webservice Design with AtomPub / Desktop RIAs with PHP & AIR
(Other track - Building RIAs with Flex and PHP, Part Two)

*3:30pm - Stupid Browser Tricks / PECL Exploration
(Other track - All the Little Pieces: Distributed Systems with PHP)

*4:30pm - Design Patterns in PHP / Fun with Maps and PHP / Debugging
with Xdebug - (I'm thinking maybe I should go with Design Patters, but
I'm not sure I'll be able to understand what they're talking about...?)




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[Nate Abele]

On Oct 3, 2009, at 12:00 PM, talk-request@... wrote:

Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:12:06 -0400
From: "lists@..." <lists@...>
To: NYPHP Talk <talk@...>
Subject: [nyphp-talk] Advice on CodeWorks Conference Tracks

Hi Everyone,

I'm going to the CodeWorks conference this weekend and was just taking a
look at the final lineup of tracks that'll be offered.

Hi Bev,

I spoke in the first 3 cities of the tour, so I can tell you from experience that all the talks are great. :-)

I'm assuming you're coming from a beginner's perspective, so here are my suggestions:

- Security in PHP Projects

-  Developing DB-Driven Websites

- Five Things I Wish They'd Told Me (this is probably the best beginner / intro talk on the tour)

- If you feel like you're up to Andrei's Regex Clinic, do that, otherwise stick to Security-Centered Design

- Out With Regex, In With Tokens is a good talk if you're interested in development tooling, otherwise check out Alternative Databases

- Time = Money

- Webservice Design with AtomPub

- Stupid Browser Tricks is a look at automated client-side debugging, and PECL exploration is a tour through some of the available extensions to PHP.  Both are great talks, just depends on where your interest is.

- Design Patterns in PHP is a beginners' talk as well (and Cal is giving it, so it'll definitely be very approachable). Highly recommended for beginners.

Anyway, hope that helps. Be sure to let us know how it goes.

- Nate Abele

  Lead Developer, CakePHP

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[Mitch Pirtle]

I'm partial to the Extreme Scale with Thin Server Architecture session
for some reason.

-- Mitch

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Nate Abele <nate@...> wrote:

> On Oct 3, 2009, at 12:00 PM, talk-request@... wrote:
>
> Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:12:06 -0400
> From: "lists@..." <lists@...>
> To: NYPHP Talk <talk@...>
> Subject: [nyphp-talk] Advice on CodeWorks Conference Tracks
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm going to the CodeWorks conference this weekend and was just taking a
> look at the final lineup of tracks that'll be offered.
>
> Hi Bev,
> I spoke in the first 3 cities of the tour, so I can tell you from experience
> that all the talks are great. :-)
> I'm assuming you're coming from a beginner's perspective, so here are my
> suggestions:
> - Security in PHP Projects
> -  Developing DB-Driven Websites
> - Five Things I Wish They'd Told Me (this is probably the best beginner /
> intro talk on the tour)
> - If you feel like you're up to Andrei's Regex Clinic, do that, otherwise
> stick to Security-Centered Design
> - Out With Regex, In With Tokens is a good talk if you're interested in
> development tooling, otherwise check out Alternative Databases
> - Time = Money
> - Webservice Design with AtomPub
> - Stupid Browser Tricks is a look at automated client-side debugging, and
> PECL exploration is a tour through some of the available extensions to PHP.
>  Both are great talks, just depends on where your interest is.
> - Design Patterns in PHP is a beginners' talk as well (and Cal is giving it,
> so it'll definitely be very approachable). Highly recommended for beginners.
> Anyway, hope that helps. Be sure to let us know how it goes.
>
> - Nate Abele
>   Lead Developer, CakePHP
>
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Mitch Pirtle wrote:
> I'm partial to the Extreme Scale with Thin Server Architecture session
> for some reason.
>
> -- Mitch

Hmm, I'll have to stick my head into that session so I can put a face to
your name. :)

Bev

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Nate Abele wrote:

> Hi Bev,
>
> I spoke in the first 3 cities of the tour, so I can tell you from
> experience that all the talks are great. :-)
>
> I'm assuming you're coming from a beginner's perspective, so here are my
> suggestions:
>
> - Security in PHP Projects
> -  Developing DB-Driven Websites
> - Five Things I Wish They'd Told Me (this is probably the best beginner
> / intro talk on the tour)
> - If you feel like you're up to Andrei's Regex Clinic, do that,
> otherwise stick to Security-Centered Design
> - Out With Regex, In With Tokens is a good talk if you're interested in
> development tooling, otherwise check out Alternative Databases
> - Time = Money
> - Webservice Design with AtomPub
> - Stupid Browser Tricks is a look at automated client-side debugging,
> and PECL exploration is a tour through some of the available extensions
> to PHP.  Both are great talks, just depends on where your interest is.
> - Design Patterns in PHP is a beginners' talk as well (and Cal is giving
> it, so it'll definitely be very approachable). Highly recommended for
> beginners.
>
> Anyway, hope that helps. Be sure to let us know how it goes.

Hi Nate,

Yep, I'm still a beginner. Thanks for the suggestions--they are indeed
helpful.

Yesterday I ended up going to Security in PHP Projects, then I tried the
Zend Framework tutorial, which quickly went over my head. I ended up
switching over to the Code Review talk after the break (I didn't have
time to check the list Saturday night, so I didn't see you
recommendation). A good deal of that was over my head also, but I
understood the points they were making and the speakers were great. They
were also very patient in addressing my beginner questions/frustrations.

I'll definitely report back on how it goes.

Bev


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