The Why Behind Frameworks

See slides at http://www.slideshare.net/KirkMadera/they-why-behind-php-frameworks

Code exercise was useful as it progressed from static website to a roll your own simple framework. The only reason why I did not give it five stars is that the break after the first hour to help troubleshoot VM issues was about 15 minutes too long which could have been used towards the last two sections of the presentation that were somewhat rushed. While it was a noble goal to have attendees follow along on their own laptops, it wasn't necessary, speaking as someone who just followed along with the presenter.