PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 30: CouchDB
by Cal Evans (editor) |
3 comments | Friday, December 21, 2007
Our special guest today is Jan Lehnardt. Jan is an Open Source software consultant specialized on internet technologies. He has years of experience building both small and large scale database applications. He has a keen eye for user experience and typography. He co-founded Freisatz, a company bringing typographic bliss to everyone. Jan also contributes to several Open Source projects. Today, Jan is going to talk to us about one of those projects, CouchDB.
TwitterFun for TwitterFans and PHP Abstract Listeners!
by Cal Evans (editor) |
1 comment | Thursday, December 13, 2007
We know many people listen to PHP Abstract on their cell phones or mobile music device. Many of you aren’t near a computer when you listen. Even so, we want to hear from you about the episodes. So we’ve installed our handy new TwitterBridge. Now, all you need to leave a comment about an episode of PHP Abstract is a twitter account.
PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 29: PHP Women Podcast (Recorded Live)
by Cal Evans (editor) |
2 comments | Thursday, December 13, 2007
Regular listeners are probably getting tire of hearing me say this, but today we are going to do something a little different. Back in October, PHPWomen passed their first birthday. It’s taken me a while to get everything together but finally, I got a chance to sit down with four of the charter members, Ligaya Turmelle, Elizabeth Naramore, Elizabeth Smith and Sara Golemon and talk about the first year of phpwomen.
PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 28: Interview with Aviv Katz
by Cal Evans (editor) |
2 comments | Thursday, December 6, 2007
Today, we are going to do something a little different. While I was at ZendCon 07, I had the opportunity to sit down with fellow Zender, Aviv Katz. Aviv is the product manager of Zend Core and Zend Network. Most people think that because we all work at the same company we all know each other. Zend is a very distributed company, that’s one of the things I love about it. The downside of that however, is that a lot of us don’t see each other during the course of a year. So when I was offered the opportunity to talk to Aviv I naturally jumped at it.
PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 27: Introducing PECL Picks
by Cal Evans (editor) |
1 comment | Friday, November 30, 2007
Todays special guest is Elizabeth Marie Smith. I quote now from her “about me” page of her blog, a link to which can be found in the show notes. Elizabeth has been using PHP since time immemorial but has used PHP 5 for so long now she’s forgotten how she ever got by without SPL and a real object model. She is a certifiable geek, if it can be compiled on windows, she’ll compile it, if not…she’ll fix it so it does. She enjoys doing very perverse things to Windows using PHP as well – all this in between caring for her 4 kids and husband. Today Elizabeth is going to share with us about PECL, the PHP Extension Community Library.
Join the Founding Members of PHPWomen.Org in a Live PHP Abstract Podcast
by Cal Evans (editor) |
6 comments | Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Regular listeners of our podcast, PHP Abstract, know that we like to push the envelope and “do something different”. So we are going to do something different now, we are going to attempt our first “live” podcast. Join me and four of the founding members of phpwomen.org as we record a podcast live. (Don’t worry, if you can’t join, you can always listen to it later)
PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 26: PHP in Action
by Cal Evans (editor) |
4 comments | Thursday, November 22, 2007
Today we are going to do something a little different. I’ve got books stacking up here that need reviewing, so I’m going to start interjecting book reviews into the podcast stream. This week’s book is “PHP In Action” by Manning Publications
PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 25: An Interview With Sara Golemon
by Cal Evans (editor) |
1 comment | Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Today, we are going to talk to the PECL princess herself, Sara Golemon. Sara is one of the core contributors to PHP and when she’s not coding for PHP, speaking at conferences or writing books she fills her time working at Yahoo. I had the privilege of sitting down with Sara at php|works earlier this year in Atlanta GA and talk with her about her background, why she likes PHP and anything else that came to mind.
PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 24: Web Services
by Cal Evans (editor) |
3 comments | Thursday, November 1, 2007
Today’s special guest is Davey Shafik. Davey is a regular on PHP Abstract and I’ve receited his bio enough so that those of you who listen regularly can probably recite along with me. Davey is a full time developer with 10 years experience in PHP and related technologies. He is an author of both magazine articles as well as books and regularly speaks at PHP conferences. His latest book was just released, “The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, 2nd Edition” which he co wrote with another PHP Abstract host, Matthew Weier O’Phinney. They had a lot of help from other PHP Lumminaries including Ligaya Turmelle of phpwomen.org. A link to this brand new book can be found in the show notes.
PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 23: Interview with Sean Coates
by Cal Evans (editor) |
0 comments | Thursday, October 25, 2007
Today we are going to do something a little different. I was privileged to attend php|works in Atlanta. While there, between tasks, Sean Coats agreed to sit down with me and talk for a bit. Given his level of participation in php|works I was grateful for any time he was able to spare. Come listen as we talk about his work at php|architect, work on the PHP manual and programming in general. This is the first of a couple of interviews I was able to do at php|works.
