php[tek] 2014
19 - 23 May 2014 at Sheraton Gateway Suites O’Hare

Great information about DateTime handling which is always complex to handle in a decent way.

Always a good presenter. Brought up the salient points of UX and interaction with users for testing.

Best talk of the conference so far, for me. The topic was new and interesting and the pace was casual but covered a ton. I wanted to get into the examples a little quicker than lingering on theory or bullet-point slides, but this was great.

A lot of time was spent on personal history and the history of the language. It's interesting but not that helpful. That focus robbed time from a better explanation of the modern techniques. It was quite rushed at the end, where you had the opportunity to make the most difference. Waxing nostalgic about the past also risks making folks wistful rather than exciting them to embrace the change, especially when you don't point out many big flaws or problems with how things were done.

Also, while you did lay out the changes from one version to another and assert how certain changes led to others, you didn't really explain how. Without that background, is there any insight really gained from the journey? Just scrap it all and extoll the virtues of-- and better explain-- the modern tools and approaches.

My perspective is that of a relative newcomer (to PHP), so perhaps this was aimed as a walk down memory lane for more seasoned PHP professionals.

Very interesting, looking forward to the slides and trying React!

Very interesting, well explained, liked the live example with the TCP chat. Definitly hooked me up to try the stuff.

While more Muppets is always a good thing, thoroughly enjoyed this talk. Engaging talk on how to adopt habits, behaviors, etc. to achieve our goals.