As a developer I’m often torn between the concept of “it works” and the concept of “it’s right.” This is no less true than in the following example…

A few months ago, I had Comcast Business internet installed at my home (since I run business-level services). It was a mess, but the process was helped by a guy named Frank who operates a Twitter account called @ComcastCares. He was informed, helpful, and above all, got the job done. I was impressed.
If that were [...]

ZendCon is over, and it’s time for a roundup of the best and worst of ZendCon 2008.
Zend did a fantastic job, and it showed in the organization and execution of the event. ZendCon was one of the best organized conferences I’ve been to in a while. As a presenter I was given (most of) the [...]

Well, good morning to all you ZendCon peeps! I hope everyone has been having a great time! I know I have.
It’s been a whirlwind two days, and we have two more still to come! Starting with tutorials on Monday, we had some great presentations on SQL and other topics. The speaker’s reception on Monday night [...]

Today is my last day at DC PHP. I received an offer from The Bivings Group two weeks ago that was impossible to refuse; they’re two blocks from my current residence and they offered me a considerable salary increase. But still, I will miss DC PHP.
I’ve learned a lot here in the past eight months, [...]