More LornaJane

Five Tools for Better PHP

NetMagazine, April 2013

It’s always fun to work with @netmag, and this short article for their website was no exception! The ideas are now taking shape into a conference talk for the future, and the article is available here: http://www.netmagazine.com/features/five-tools-better-php

Preparing to Speak

DayCamp4Developers 5, March 2013

These slides are from my session at the virtual conference Day Camp for Developers (episode 5, I think I’ve spoken at four of them!), which was all about public speaking. My session covered “preparing to speak” and aimed to take you through the process from acceptance to being ready to go on stage.

Manipulating HTTP with Charles Proxy

TechPortal, March 2013

This in-depth tutorial on various tricks with Charles was published on the Inviqa Techportal: http://techportal.inviqa.com/2013/03/05/manipulating-http-with-charles-proxy/. Charles is a very important tool for me, and I can’t overstate how much it helps in my work, so it was excellent to be able to write more about it and show some real examples.

All About ZCE

PHP North West, March 2013

Presentation to my local usergroup (PHPNW) about the why, what and how of becoming a Zend Certified Engineer. Slides include links to study resources and training.

Google Developers Live

Google Developer Live, March 2013

Interview with me and some googlers for Google Developer Live – the Women Techmakers series. We talk about my career and background, technology, open source, craft, books and life in general.

Manipulating HTTP with Charles Proxy

TechPortal, March 2013

A new post on techportal, covering some of my favourite Charles tips and tricks, from the very beginning of the story just observing the traffic to proxying a mobile device through Charles and altering the requests as they come through. Packed full of screenshots and practical examples.

Link: http://techportal.inviqa.com/2013/03/05/manipulating-http-with-charles-proxy