php[tek] 2023
16 - 18 May 2023 at Sheraton O'hare

A wonderful tale of Bet’s career progression, framed as a series of happy accidents. Full of nostalgia, humor, and even the “but my mouth said ‘yes’” catchphrase

Beth nailed it! This was a very moving and inspiring talk about how her career developed through her being willing to say "yes" and step outside of her comfort zone. I was especially appreciative of the plug for Open Sourcing Mental Illness at the end of the talk. Thank you so much, Beth!

Amazing!

Great history narrative, an inspiring story

This was a fantastic presentation and the concept of stewardship is an excellent one for everyone.
I really loved the graphic presentation.

Great insights around ownership vs stewardship and the ephemeral nature of things.

I was hoping for a something a bit more advanced/detailed on how to use docker in various contexts (eg. development, automation, deployment) but this was still a great primer on docker.

This was good for an absolute beginner. Nice overview and the insight to write code that passes tests trivially (eg. a function that just returns true) as part of the process was a bit of an epiphany for me. I would have liked to have seen more material on how implementing TDD affects the rest of the dev process (story writing, grooming, estimation, etc) and I would have preferred a live demo rather than screenshots.

This was a great talk, just wish it had been longer. Looking forward to reviewing the slides.

Great lunch!