php[tek] 2024
23 - 25 Apr 2024 at Sheraton O’Hare Hotel

One of those talks where your neck starts hurting from nodding in agreement basically non-stop. Dana's presentation was engaging, full of great advice, and I really enjoyed the Lego tie-in.

Early in the talk, I was concerned it was too general and things I've heard before: that was until I realized that April summed up in 45min what it's taken me months of therapy to internalize. Change is a part of life and can be disruptive, but it is possible to cope (and even thrive) when we take a step back and really reflect.

Dead code is evil. Fun talk about adding code to sections of code that you think are dead in order to report that they are in fact alive. I was hoping for a bit more information about other available tools but the quick review of composer unused was nice.

Great explanation of the concepts with real-world applications.

Great info. There is stuff I need to go back to, which is a good sign of a good talk.

Good talk about the non-technical aspect of technical work. While technical skills are important, soft skills are often overlooked in software companies. Highlighted the importance of change and processing the change whether large or small.

Thanks for the talk! :)

Great talk. We all know dead code is awful, but zombie code is worse. Andy gives us the run down on how to identify and deal with the undead and has even written a library that can help us track them down and hunt them to extinction.

Keith's talks are always energetic and humourous. This talk is no different. It was also exactly what I needed to bring back to my company inn other to try to enact a specific change.

Many people don't take into consideration the human element of programming. This is a great talk that has you pay attention to how change affects humans.