More LornaJane

Introduction to SPL

PHPNW User Group, November 2010

I’ll be speaking at PHPNW in November, about SPL (Standard PHP Library). There are some great features in there, most of which I don’t make enough use of, so hoping to share some ideas with the crowd and maybe get a few back in return!

SPL Primer from Lorna Mitchell

Good Practice in PHP

LeedsMet Interactive

I was invited to give a guest lecture for the local students. I’ve employed some of their predecessors as graduates and this talk is basically a list of things I wish students knew before they came to work for me! (Hint: start with source control)

Video: http://video-2.leedsmet.ac.uk/Asx/?mswmext=.asx&id=3293%7C4r%7CSBdyPGeW

Goodpractice from Lorna Mitchell

Introduction to OAuth

Think Vitamin: Carsonified Blog

I love services and have built a few identity systems in my time, so I’ve been watching the advent of OAuth with interest, and loving what I see. So many people see oauth as overcomplicated; it isn’t, but it does have multiple steps which can make it seem a bit long-winded! Hopefully this makes it a bit clearer, with sections for users and developers.

Article: http://thinkvitamin.com/code/introduction-to-oauth/

Community Tips

Online Journalism Blog

I was pinged by Paul Bradshaw to give some insight into running virtual communities from my experience as a community leader in open source.

Article: http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/10/19/lessons-in-community-from-community-managers-12-lorna-mitchell/

Working With Web Services

LeedsPHP User Group, October 2010

There’s a fledgling user group in my local town and they asked me to speak at this month’s event. I was pleased to do so and even more pleased when they specifically asked for something on web services – this talk is a favourite of mine!

Working with web_services from Lorna Mitchell

(same slides used for FrOSCon)

Teach a Man to Fish: Coaching Development Teams – Keynote

PHPNW, October 2010

My very first keynote talk, a new talk, and my home conference. I’ve been thinking more and more about how teams can work together to improve, using as much internal (i.e. free!) resource as possible plus some external input – this talk is those ideas put together and presented to an audience that I know from experience are great fun to speak for.

Video: http://blip.tv/file/4452742 (courtesty of PHPNW and sponsors)

Live Blog: http://www.phparch.com/2010/10/09/live-from-phpnw-“teach-a-man-to-fish”-keynote/ (thanks to php|architect for blogging this!)

Feedback:

http://www.slideshare.net/lornajane/teach-amantofishtake4