Nate Abele wrote: > Hi Bev, > > I spoke in the first 3 cities of the tour, so I can tell you from > experience that all the talks are great. :-) > > I'm assuming you're coming from a beginner's perspective, so here are my > suggestions: > > - Security in PHP Projects > - Developing DB-Driven Websites > - Five Things I Wish They'd Told Me (this is probably the best beginner > / intro talk on the tour) > - If you feel like you're up to Andrei's Regex Clinic, do that, > otherwise stick to Security-Centered Design > - Out With Regex, In With Tokens is a good talk if you're interested in > development tooling, otherwise check out Alternative Databases > - Time = Money > - Webservice Design with AtomPub > - Stupid Browser Tricks is a look at automated client-side debugging, > and PECL exploration is a tour through some of the available extensions > to PHP. Both are great talks, just depends on where your interest is. > - Design Patterns in PHP is a beginners' talk as well (and Cal is giving > it, so it'll definitely be very approachable). Highly recommended for > beginners. > > Anyway, hope that helps. Be sure to let us know how it goes.
Hi Nate, Yep, I'm still a beginner. Thanks for the suggestions--they are indeed helpful. Yesterday I ended up going to Security in PHP Projects, then I tried the Zend Framework tutorial, which quickly went over my head. I ended up switching over to the Code Review talk after the break (I didn't have time to check the list Saturday night, so I didn't see you recommendation). A good deal of that was over my head also, but I understood the points they were making and the speakers were great. They were also very patient in addressing my beginner questions/frustrations. I'll definitely report back on how it goes. Bev _______________________________________________ New York PHP Users Group Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk http://www.nyphp.org/Show-Participation
