SunshinePHP 2016
4 - 6 Feb 2016 at Embassy Suites Miami International

While the talk centered around many common talking points for presentations on communication, Sharon's theories about our "in-groups" provided a fascinating "us v. them" contrast that put a new frame around a common topic. It was clear this was a very personal talk for Sharon, and I'm very pleased that she shared it with the group.

It may not have been the main concept of the talk, but Stephen hit on some great points about branched logic and cyclomatic complexity in software that caught my attention more than the feature flags themselves (though Swivel looks awesome).

Unit testing tends to get covered pretty well, but BDD can be one of those "okay, so it's not unit tests but a bigger picture thing, but not necessarily end-to-end integration, so...something?" areas, so it was great to see Jessica break down where BDD is most appropriate and useful and – perhaps more importantly – what it's *not* designed to do.

One small recommendation on the deck: the fade transitions felt exceptionally slow and could be sped up a bit.

A great high-level overview of tools and techniques that programmers, especially those who may be in the awkward "I'm still figuring this out phase (tip: we all are, forever)", can use to build more confidence in their code. While I'm personally doing a lot of these things already, Beth makes the topic of code quality very approachable, with a strong focus (as usual for her talks) on mentorship and ongoing education.

The best conference talks are often those that present a new concept or technology, show you some of the work going on in the field, and force you to ask "what if I could do ____". Ibis had the room captivated with the possibilities presented by low-cost neurotechnology and turned the room onto the possibilities of what can be done with the technology.

Warning: if you *really* like building CRUD apps and generating reports, this talk may make you reconsider the value of every piece of software you've ever written. Sorry (not sorry).

PCI compliance isn't the sexiest of topics, but Phillip approached it with the right blend of humor and useful information to make the information accessible without sounding like he was reading from the compliance guidelines. Great mix of anecdotal experiences, specific regulations, and avoiding common pitfalls.

He is a great speaker and the talk was good as his tutorials.

I enjoyed the Behat talk. It was a great exposition of the topic and all its main and more advanced funcitonality. Thanks!

My favorite talk so far. The slides are gold, and the explanations were very clear. I actually think I can use Behat beyond the Behat docs, now!