Speaking at Zend PHP Conference 2007

I’ve been accepted to speak at this year’s Zend PHP Conference in Burlingame, CA! I look forward to seeing the rest of you there!

Abstract is below:

The Grown-up Company’s Guide to Development

Speaking from first-hand experience, the challenges and pitfalls of growing
your dot-com into a mature software development shop, or your little agency
into a multi-office organization with a large development team will be
explored.

The benefits of coding standards and best practices will be touted, along
with the implementation of code reviews, accountability, and the methods used
to increase quality of deliverables across a software development team.

Avoiding the reinvention of the wheel leads to common code bases across
projects, and the adoption/authoring of frameworks and toolkits, thus leading
to a more efficient, nimble development team. Common development mistakes are
eliminated with proper planning and the availability of tools allowing
developers to dig deeper into their work.

Quality products and successful, on-time delivery are the end result. How can
this be brought to your organization?

Major progress!

Not much to say…the pictures speak for themselves!

See the new photos

Driveway poured, cabinets going in…

Moving right along! Cabinets are going in today, and the driveway (and the back porch, I assume) was poured last week. I’ve also been told that some painting has begun…

House progress pictures

Drywall and the moulding is up…

Got a cell phone picture today looking from the upstairs hallway down to the foyer. Won’t be long now!

House progress pictures

Brick on the front!

Got a picture message on my cell today…they’ve bricked the front!

House progress pictures

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