php|tek 11
24 - 27 May 2011
at Sheraton Gateway Suites O’Hare
Talk comments
This talk was a good start to learning normalization. The graphics were clear and very easy to follow; made normalization seem so simple! Her style makes the talks seem more like a class where she tries to engage the audience and you really learn something.
Liked his frank and straight forward approach. Information was cutting edge.
I don't feel this talk serves the modern developer well other than a quick introduction to what Unit Testing and Test Driven Development are. The library used to demonstrate writing tests is SimpleTest, which is often considered legacy compared to PHPUnit. It might be more useful to demonstrate with PHPUnit, although both libraries at the basic level are very similar. Jason did add a disclaimer that he has contributed to SimpleTest.
Writing tests can seem tedious, but I don't think live-coding the examples, and not being able to code them quickly, kills any type of rhythm to the talk. Code could be prepared before the talk and still communicate the same ideas. Use the time saved to advocate best practices of how to best do TDD as testing strategies are shown.
This would be great for someone who did not have a CS education. Many people learn PHP without a strong DB background. This is a good primer to get those people started
Really awesome presentation that broke down Normalization. I now finally understand how to normalize my databases.
A good introduction to the concept of normalization. I mistakenly thought the topic would be slightly more advanced than it was, but the questions asked in the Q&A were the types of topics I expected.
A good introduction to the concept of normalization. I mistakenly thought the topic would be slightly more advanced than it was, but the questions asked in the Q&A were the types of topics I expected.
Ed provided an interesting discussion about several key frameworks for developing mobile apps. It helped define the importance of gaining an understanding of today's mobile app developement and what's out there on the market. His easy going, open question format was well received.
A great primer on the different tools and methods for profile PHP applications. The demos were easy to understand and very relevant. I learned about a few new tools I hadn't used before, and one tool which helped me track down a configuration bug during the presentation, which I was able to fix on the spot, so thanks Derick. :)
I had already listened to several Mobile Apps presentations, so I was worried that this one wouldn't add much to the others. But I really enjoyed the straight forward explanations, and showing real life code and how it worked. The demos were easy to understand. Overall a nice job.