PHP Dorset May User Group Talk + Social
12 May 2014 at Westbourne Library & The Libertine Pub

This month we have Simon Holywell (@Treffynnon / simonholywell.com) presenting his Functional PHP talk based on the book he is writing on the same topic.

In the PHP world functions are generally sneered at due to their simplicity and perceived as an evil side effect of spaghetti code. This is not necessarily the case however as when functions are combined in a logical manner they can be very powerful.

In fact they can be deployed to great effect in all manner of applications to create advanced and potentially less error prone software. This talk will take the form of a gentle introduction to functional programming concepts in a PHP context.

It will cater to a variety of levels of knowledge. Right from those who have never heard of functional programming to coders who have been practicing aspects for years in other languages (JavaScript!) - perhaps without even knowing.

During my talk you’ll hear some history, functional theory (introduced gently I promise) and of course some practical examples. You definitely do not need to be a mathematician or expert/functional coder to enjoy this session.

If you want to attend the talk at the library you'll need to register for a ticket, but if you want to just join us at The Libertine for the social you won't need one.

We will be meeting at Westbourne library for the talk, then walking down the road to our usual haunt of The Libertine for post-talk drinks and dicussion

18:00 - Setup / Welcome notices
18:05 - Simon Holywell (@Treffynnon / simonholywell.com)
18:50 - Q&A
19:00 - Social / Discussion / Drinks @ The Libertine