Comments on: Off to the Zend/PHP Conference and Expo http://benramsey.com/archives/off-to-the-zendphp-conference-and-expo/ PHP and Other Techno-babble Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:27:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Keith Casey http://benramsey.com/archives/off-to-the-zendphp-conference-and-expo/#comment-5773 Keith Casey Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:18:48 +0000 http://benramsey.com/?p=167#comment-5773 Although Web Services and the stuff to handle them have been around for quite a while - I started them with the Feds in 2001 - it's only now that they're actually starting to see wide acceptance outside of some of the major enterprises and *between* organizations. Throw in a few organizations that are doing amazing things with them and you get a huge interest in them. For example, the technologies that make up "AJAX" had been avaible for years by the time Gmail came around... but it sparked a huge interest because someone finally saw a useful application. Although Web Services and the stuff to handle them have been around for quite a while – I started them with the Feds in 2001 – it’s only now that they’re actually starting to see wide acceptance outside of some of the major enterprises and between organizations. Throw in a few organizations that are doing amazing things with them and you get a huge interest in them.

For example, the technologies that make up “AJAX” had been avaible for years by the time Gmail came around… but it sparked a huge interest because someone finally saw a useful application.

]]> By: gene renner http://benramsey.com/archives/off-to-the-zendphp-conference-and-expo/#comment-5595 gene renner Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:30:10 +0000 http://benramsey.com/?p=167#comment-5595 Hi I was not pointing out to you personally, but the topic looks a bit like a revival from stuff that could be heard 2 years ago on PHP Conferences. That is not related to your topic only, its there allover the php 'scene': The same people seem to (intentionally or not) exchange topics on talks, you find a core group of people in conferences all the time and a lot of people who could say something there dont find a place because the good "conference friends" sit in the team deciding whats up in the next conference (karma-corruption)..... i guess php is at a point where new talent is required and that is not the way to recruit some by iniviting the "PHP Jetsetters" (not pointing to you now) and give them word where other word would be new fresh and interesting. Whish you luck for your talk, its what i like most about it: Giving away knowhow ;) p.s. g.r is a pseudo ;) Hi

I was not pointing out to you personally, but the topic looks a bit like a revival from stuff that could be heard 2 years ago on PHP Conferences. That is not related to your topic only, its there allover the php ‘scene’: The same people seem to (intentionally or not) exchange topics on talks, you find a core group of people in conferences all the time and a lot of people who could say something there dont find a place because the good “conference friends” sit in the team deciding whats up in the next conference (karma-corruption)..... i guess php is at a point where new talent is required and that is not the way to recruit some by iniviting the “PHP Jetsetters” (not pointing to you now) and give them word where other word would be new fresh and interesting.
Whish you luck for your talk, its what i like most about it: Giving away knowhow ;)

p.s. g.r is a pseudo ;)

]]> By: Mark de Visser http://benramsey.com/archives/off-to-the-zendphp-conference-and-expo/#comment-5590 Mark de Visser Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:09:30 +0000 http://benramsey.com/?p=167#comment-5590 Request: can you tag this with zendconference2006 as well (see http://blogs.zend.com/2006/10/30/tag-the-conference/). Thanks, Mark Request: can you tag this with zendconference2006 as well (see http://blogs.zend.com/2006/10/30/tag-the-conference/). Thanks, Mark

]]> By: Ben Ramsey http://benramsey.com/archives/off-to-the-zendphp-conference-and-expo/#comment-5572 Ben Ramsey Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:35:54 +0000 http://benramsey.com/?p=167#comment-5572 This is my first year attending and speaking at this conference, so I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Did you happen to attend it last year and find it very dry and boring? I'd like to hear your thoughts on what would actually bring PHP and the community forward, since that is part of what I'm trying to do. If you have an opinion about the direction of the community or ideas as to how to advance the language, then, by all means, let your voice be heard and start working to make it happen. :-) This is my first year attending and speaking at this conference, so I’m not exactly sure what you mean. Did you happen to attend it last year and find it very dry and boring?

I’d like to hear your thoughts on what would actually bring PHP and the community forward, since that is part of what I’m trying to do. If you have an opinion about the direction of the community or ideas as to how to advance the language, then, by all means, let your voice be heard and start working to make it happen. :-)

]]> By: gene renner http://benramsey.com/archives/off-to-the-zendphp-conference-and-expo/#comment-5571 gene renner Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:54:00 +0000 http://benramsey.com/?p=167#comment-5571 I dont think that the same people telling all the same stories on the same event every year again will bring php or the community any step forward ..... But there still is the halloween part .... I dont think that the same people telling all the same stories on the same event every year again will bring php or the community any step forward ….. But there still is the halloween part ….

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