Elizabeth's Blog

We had such a great time at PHP Appalachia '06, we've been dying to do it again... so here we are!...

The PHPWomen.org site now has an easy way for you to help out, if you're so inclined. We've added a "Donate" button so that if you have some extra cash and want to support a good cause, you can do so easily and securely. ...

I mentioned that Michael Kimsal recorded an impromptu podcast from Codemash, and lo and behold he's already posted it to WebDevRadio. Since he's already posted it, that probably means he didn't do too much editing, which should make for an interesting podcast ;)....

Codemash 2008 has commenced and I'm proud to be a part of it! The day began with a keynote from Neal Ford who spoke about polyglot programming, and how the future holds much potential for dynamic languages on managed runtimes with testing as the driving factor. He used the concept of software engineering being similar to civil engineering and how the art of developing an app is like designing a bridge. He told an interesting story about the gentlemen who realized reinforced concrete was the wave of the future for bridge building, but the math didn't support his theories and ...

As I pulled out my "To-Do" list for 2007, I realized I hadn't looked at it since March. Ha. Kind of hard to accomplish things on a list when you haven't looked at the list in nine months. But when I pulled it out and as I've done some introspection in the past few days, I realized a few things. 2007 should have been a stellar year for me. No major traumas, some awesome milestones were reached, and I had some wonderful experiences and opportunities presented to me. But as I look back at some of the writing I did ...