PHP UK Conference 2015
18 - 20 Feb 2015 at The Brewery

I did feel like some of this talk overlapped with the Yitz keynote, but that is an organisational error and not a speaker error.

I also did feel like I missed some more emotional tips and tricks on how to deal with having to show other people my code, based on the abstract I expected more than a list of tools, which I'm afraid gives this talk one less thumb and something that can be worked on for next time, it felt a bit too "listy" and missing a red thread that makes a five thumb talk for me.

Presentation style was spot on, don't ever change your presentation style <3

An interesting talk, a new take on an age old problem

A wonderful end to a great conference - Davey really delivered on the inspiration front. Genuinely moving at points.

It's often said that naming is one of the two hardest problems in computing (along with cache invalidation and off-by-one errors) - but Anne-Julia delivered. Some very sensible advice that we all know is right but really needs saying, as well as some great ideas for resolving our own concerns about naming.

A very dry style perfectly complemented some very interesting war-stories from Dan - I particularly appreciated a blow-by-blow telling of his adoption of HHVM. Perfectly judged and paced.

Jenny's passion for communities and bringing people together shone through this measured and well-presented keynote - she treated some quite emotive subjects with sensitivity. I was incredibly impressed at her performance having had relatively little experience and time in our industry.

Nate has a great presentational style - and he's clearly put a lot of thought into his ideas. It's quite a brave thing to put forward your ideas on the future - and even more so to be specific about your predictions.

I wasn't wholly sure that the tech demo added to the presentation - I don't think it supported his points in the way that he wanted.

There were some interesting tidbits in Gabi's talk, and she clearly knows and is passionate about her topic. This was highlighted a number of times throughout the talk.

I think in the future, the live displays could either be avoided or polished in order to make the flow of the presentation better.

There was a lot of valuable information and sensible advice from Michelle - I genuinely learned a few new things about accessibility such as WAI-ARIA, and it's clear that Michelle is passionate about the topic.