PHP Yorkshire 2019
11 - 13 Apr 2019 at University of York

Passionately presented (a bit too passionate in some moments), but it brought into conversation an important aspect of what we do as developers: the real human consequences. I came away with a few more things to research and to consider in my own work, but must say I found the style of delivery a little forceful.

Fantastic. I scored incredibly low but learnt so much from this quiz. It really highlighted the idiosyncrasies of PHP and made me more aware of type juggling etc.

Gave great insight into best practices on how to approach testing, and used some humorous and topical examples to help keep it light. Very enjoyable and eye-opening.

Some really handy tidbits of information delivered here, very useful for a beginner like myself to start considering performance and peek behind the curtain of how PHP actually works.

This was my least favourite talk of the event. It was too angry and condescending, and I didn't think the insults about Richard Stallman (specifically looking up a particular term and finding a picture of Richard) were necessary. Some excellent counter points were raised in questions but the response was aggressive. I agree with the general concept, however, and there were some excellent examples of organisations acting unethically.

I felt that this was a little too... abstract, maybe? Maybe my expectations were too high? We covered _what a plugin is_ and how it interacts with your system VERY thoroughly, I didn't really get enough of a feel for _how_ to do it well, and pros and cons of different approaches.

I honestly thought I'd get 10+ correct. I got 5. Admittedly a couple were silly mistakes, but there were quite a few mind-benders in here. Also, WHO USES OCTAL IN PHP? ?

The title suggested that this was aimed more at beginners than it actually was. A group of really experienced PHP users spent a lot of time scratching their heads. The pace was maybe a little too fast, but otherwise fantastic

During the entire talk I was considering how we manage PRs at work, and while I don't necessarily agree on all of Lorna's points, it's great to challenge your beliefs and conventions. The delivery was fantastic. I wouldn't change a thing

Passionate, informative, and sometimes uncomfortable. I thought this was a good way to end the day, to be reminded of the human consequences of what we use and what we produce. However, while I found a lot of value in the substance of the talk, I thought the delivery was a bit aggressive for this particular audience.