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Speaking Tips for Developers

PHP Unconference Europe, February 2011

This was a shock as I had put the suggestion into the online system for the unconference some months earlier and it hadn’t got many votes. It didn’t get loads at the unconf either, but it just got enough to make it into the schedule and everyone immediately demanded it be scheduled first so they could get some tips for their own talks!! So yes, a not-very-slick talk about how to be slick when talking. And with no slides, since I hate them and wasn’t expecting to be giving this talk anyway – I did have a lot of people say they picked up some new tips and felt more confident about speaking after they saw the session so I’m really pleased about that!

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Running a Project with Github

PHP Unconference Europe, February 2011

I put this talk together as a suggestion for the unconference and it was accepted! The event itself was excellent, I thought it would be good and was still surprised by the quality of the sessions and in particular the quality of the crowd in attendance. This talk basically gives a tour of the (mostly github) tools we use for joind.in, our opne source project, and how those fit together, why we chose them, and why they work for us.

Running a Project with Github from Lorna Mitchell

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27 Ways to be a Better PHP Developer

PHPBenelux, January 2011

This conference is in it’s 2nd year and I’m very excited to be giving a keynote with Ivo Jansch! The talk is a light-hearted look at some serious tips for developers wanting to improve their skills.

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27 Ways To Be A Better Developer from Lorna Mitchell

Repository Structure Strategies

ThinkVitamin: Carsonified Blog

I am often asked how I recommend people structure their repositories, and the answer is usually “it depends”! This article looks at the major variables and gives some rules of thumb on how to structure your repository regardless of your development style or whether you’re using a centralised or distributed system.

Article: http://thinkvitamin.com/code/repository-structures-strategies/

6 Linux Commands to Make Your Life Easier

ThinkVitamin: Carsonified Blog

I forget sometimes that not everyone spends their entire lives at the command prompt, but in this post I’ve taken a little moment to share the commands I use the most, with some examples. Look out for man, grep, diff, less, wget and curl all wrapped up in an easily digestible manner :)

Article: http://thinkvitamin.com/code/6-linux-commands-to-make-life-easier

PHP Advent

Annual PHP Article Series

I’ve been lucky enough to have been invited to write for PHP Advent three years running now. It is run and written for by some of the leading lights in the industry and I’m always squeaky excited to get the invite.

Code for Today – PHP Advent 2010
One Step At A Time – PHP Advent 2009
Which Web Service? – PHP Advent 2008