ZendCon 2015
19 - 22 Oct 2015
at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Talk comments
Although I understand and respect the commercial agenda of Zend, I did believe the community didn't get enough credit for what is happening with PHP 7.
Sure, Zend plays a part in that, but the keynote made the audience believe that is was Zend and Zend only who's responsible for the development of PHP 7. Would have appreciated a more neutral stance there.
I also felt like HHVM was treated like a competitor, whereas in reality both PHP and HHVM are open source projects.
On a positive note: I do agree that these are exciting times for anyone involved with PHP and I appreciate the emphasis that was put on the community crossover with Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla & Magento
I love sitting in on a keynote from Cal. No matter the size of the room and crowd, he covers topics with an honesty, humor, and vulnerability that transforms an anonymous crowd into a comfortable, giggly, family sit down. Thanks for kicking in that community feel, Cal.
Great introductory talk. The speaker covered the fundamentals well, and made learning about the ORM fun. Very well done!
Should not be in a zendcon
I work with Varnish a lot and I even do presentations about Varnish. Nonetheless I was very impressed with Samantha's presentation. She absolutely bossed it!
Love the cool presentation style and loved the attention to detail. She really pinpointed the right things people need to remember.
Although I didn't learn much about Varnish, I did appreciate the way she explained the Varnish features to people who don't have the experience. We'll definitely borrow/steal some of those ideas ;-)
I would definitely like to see more presentations by Samantha. Good job!