SunshinePHP 2016
4 - 6 Feb 2016
at Embassy Suites Miami International
Talk comments
ermagerrrrrd. Stephanie is a great speaker, and this was a great talk. A good balance of story-telling (I know so much more about sailing now!) and info delivery for a keynote talk. Her stories were well-chosen to illustrate her points. My only critique is that each section ended with a bulleted list of qualities that are/aren't present when that element of teamwork is going well, and I felt a bit read to on those slides. I'm not sure if the content ought to be more integrated, or if some just needs to be cut. But it's not even enough to drop one star, just room for improvement on an already great talk.
This was, without a doubt, one of the best technical talks I have ever seen. Adam live-coded nearly the entire time. I know, normally that sentence would strike fear into my heart-- but Adam has clearly prepared so thoroughly, there was never a moment that came even close to the kind of horror stories you hear from live-coding talks. And yet, the code felt very natural and not contrived at all. As a result, it was a very useful and interesting look into how an experienced programmer approaches writing a real solution, from scratch. We've all heard the principles of good design and seen an example or two, but it doesn't compare to what you can learn from 45 minutes of watching a good dev make decisions.
Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/AlenaHolligan/demystifying-objectoriented-programming-ssphp16
Code: https://github.com/sketchings/oop-basics
Very quick overview of the new JSON methods. Great for information but it lacked a good concept for use of methods.
Slides http://www.slideshare.net/AlenaHolligan/exploiting-the-brain-for-fun-profit-ssphp16
Brilliant talk about how to get teams of all sizes into a compassionate group that will look at results instead of individual goals.
I was motivated to use and implement testing in my current and future developments. Also the git way to manage it was a great idea.
Great overview of an interesting case study, solid presentation, nice use of the underutilized reveal.js vertical slides. I'd be interested in hearing more about other potential applications of the ideas behind this specific web app, which was brought up during Q&A and is very intriguing.
Great talk! I have seen several of Patrick's talk in person and you managed to outshine him on both tie-in content and presentation. Well done!
Through a delightfully fun and engaging session, Alena managed to give us meaningful and insightful insight into our most commonly used tool: our brains. Like any quality discussion about a technical tool, she successfully blends information about the mechanics of the brain and practical strategies for getting the most out of it.
Attending this talk was definitely time well spent!