Delighted to be involved in the fourth DayCamp4Developers and speaking about time and money – two very important things that you need to have hold of when you run your own business!
Build an app with MongoDB
Fabulous multipage tutorial article in @netmag, co-authored with the ever-geeky Steve Francia from 10gen. This one was a lot of fun to write, in theory it was about MongoDB but in practice it turned into a bit of a PHP 5.3 features showcase as well *and* gave me a chance to show off slim framework which is always good! It’s actually the first in a series – there’s a followup which creates an address book rather than a blog.
It’s a paper publication but they also offer digital versions, you want issue 226, April 2012
Running an Open Source Project
A very short slot in the PHPUK unconference track about my experiences running a successful open source project and how to deal with that, particularly as I’m currently a sole project lead. I got a bigger audience than I expected and (once again) remembered that I hate giving talks unrehearsed!
It was great to discuss some of these issues with others and I intend to write things up as a blog post some day.
Edit: I have now written the blog post on this topic
PHP: Land of a Thousand Frameworks
I toned down my framework rant enough to get it in print for the netmagazine website.
Article: PHP:Land of a Thousand Frameworks
Better Estimates with Planning Poker
A post on PHPMaster.com (unrelated to the book but also belonging to SitePoint) about my favourite estimation technique: Planning Poker. The idea is that you ask a group of developers to take estimates on small tasks, and compare their answers. If they are in agreement, it’s likely to be a good estimate – but if not, further specification is needed.
Article: http://phpmaster.com/planning-poker/
EngineYard Podcast
A 20-minute podcast with my good friend Elizabeth Naramore of Engine Yard and my co-authors on PHP Master Matt and Davey. We talk code, the book, and our own journeys to where we are today.
Podcast: http://www.engineyard.com/podcast/s01e51-lorna-mitchell-davey-shafik-matthew-turland