Asynchronous PHP

Hot-coding a realtime demo by writing code by hand and seeing it run successfully was impressive, and did successfully show how easy it was to get started with the tools.
Still not sure "why" anyone would want to do this - Ye olde chat widget is still the only example use that folk seem to be able to roll out - but it's an interesting thought experiment inside PHP nevertheless.

I was able to type along during the talk and did indeed get a local demo running in the same time, so that was fun. However, I was also able to test that the React framework, as demo-ed is not async at all, it's just another blocking loop. So, dunno what was supposed to be the point there...

Was great seeing some code in real time, but as a developer dealing frequently with high volume asyncronous services, I would have liked to see a little more info on how exactly I might swap out some our current async systems (queues etc), with React et al (i.e. who actually builds chat?!). Overall though it was good, and Chris' enthusiasm for the topic was well received, and the base level demo does give you a little insight into just what might be achievable when considering running PHP as an evented service provider.