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18 - 21 May 2010 at Sheraton Gateway Suites O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, IL

Good showing. Slowing the pace a bit would have been beneficial. I agree that Kristina did have a tendency to say "um" a lot. Relax, take deep breaths, don't be afraid to speak slowly or have a little dead air between points.

I think comparing MongoDB to MySQL or relational databases in general is a bit like comparing apples to oranges. I'd suggest simply showing off MongoDB for what it is and how it operates as I'm skeptical as to how helpful it is to compare it to something the audience is likely already familiar with in this particular case.

Excellent introduction to JavaScript. I agree that showing a bit more interaction with a simple server-side app would have been beneficial. I also would have been interested in hearing more about server-side JS and JS unit testing options.

Ed brought a great amount of knowledge and first hand experience to this talk. Before this talk I could barely fathom using Javascript for building classes and inheritance and the like. He took JS beyond the browser and really did a good job of showing how powerful the language really is.

I think the best part of his talk was where he brought actual examples straight out of his SpazCore code base. Rather than simply manipulating the DOM in ways you would expect, he was able to use real world examples in a very understandable way.

My only complaint is mostly that Ed ran out of time and did not seem to cover everything he intended. I was hoping there would be more in the talk to tie PHP to Javascript, and for using both PHP and Javascript side-by-side to compliment one another.

This was an excellent session that made apparent many code practices that I can fix myself. I am now considering adding regular personal code reviews to my work flow.

Bogged down a little in the second half with the code examples, I think, but overall, a very good explanation of JavaScript from a PHP perspective.

Great info! I'd like to see a much more advanced talk too. But maybe a PHP conference isn't necessarily the right forum for that kind of a thing...or maybe it is, I have no idea.

This was a great talk. The good news is that there wasn't anything overly shocking as I've given very similar talks in the .NET and Ruby space. I just don't know all of the tools and techniques in the PHP world but I'm learning fast. :)

I really liked the pacing and the content. Well done...

Nice work. Unbelievable amount of resources and ideas. I also have a bunch of work to do.

An interesting talk that I enjoyed. Looking at the actual code was informative. I'd actually like to see more of that, but I understand the time constraints.

loved the talk, enjoyed the interactivity and got me inspired to check out mongodb.

Thanks Kristina