Good run down on the basics of phing. I hoped for more advanced content, but the talk was well delivered.
It was an interesting talk. He spoke clearly and was able to deliver the message.
The slides were clear, especially with the explanation given by him.
As I was already aware of build tools like Ant and Phing it was probably easier for me to understand, though.
Overal I enjoyed this talk, hadn't worked with Phing and probably won't, but now I feel like I would be able to use it.
Pro: Great examples of setting up tests in Phing. Good interaction with the crowd and good lingual skills. Con: Much repetition in the slides. XML is not my language of choice, so the slides didn't appeal to me.
Rick did a very good job of the talk, it was very well delivered, he worked the crowd very well. I really enjoyed the style.
The content went in a different direction then other phing talks i have seen and i find that positive.
A very well delivered talk.
Maybe if you explain the problem Phing solves a bit more at the beginning it would be even better.