Longhorn PHP Conference 2019
2 - 4 May 2019 at Commons Learning Center

Fantastic speaker, really engaging and excellence reference to older technology and workflows. Bonus points for bringing up the lack of diversity in software. :)

Probably the best "meta" self-improvement talk that I've seen at this years conference. Nice job!

great talk! I was one of the two circles people :D

Great speaker, very knowledgeable about React. He managed to cover React at a higher level while still explaining it well to noobs.

Very knowledgeable and explains things in such a simple manner. I wish I could have had someone explain it like that to me when I started out in the field. I plan on using the speaker's examples when talking to newbies.

Excellent presentation and presentation skills. I loved learning about the `@ticket` annotation to note which bug ticket this test is meant to resolve.

Excellent use of humor in a presentation, too!

Great use of audience participation and humor kept everyone engaged. Even though the speaker had a short amount of time he covered quote a bit of material.

Good intro to automated testing concepts and PHPUnit do's and don'ts.

Coming from a diverse background of experience which includes being a self-taught coder, with a BBA in Management Information Systems, and journalism experience, I had an appreciation for what the speaker had to talk about. As a college instructor, I have concerns about the lack of regulations with boot camps and have known people that have been burned by them. I think having a degree (even non-CS) is beneficial and for those without a CS degree a bootcamp would be a beneficial starting point. The statistics and the comparisons between non-tech jobs and experiences with corresponding tech needs was fascinating. Great speaker that definitely kept your attention.

I enjoyed the covering of diversity during this talk and how it is more than just intrinsic. Definitely an excellent speaker and very motivational. I enjoyed his point on how promoting your best leaders to managers isn't always the best move.