Advanced PHP Development

With all PHP topics, nothing counts more than their practical application.
This is why thePHP.cc once again offers a highly interactive and practical
training right before ConFoo. Based on their own specific needs and
questions, the attendees decide on the topics that are covered. They
experience the development of new code at first hand, following their own
agendas rather than those of the three trainers.

With a twinkle in their eyes and a dash of fun, Sebastian Bergmann, Arne
Blankerts, and Stefan Priebsch explain development methods and tools,
present trends and concepts, and perform joint code review sessions. This
is efficient learning in a relaxed environment.

Topics covered include development best practices, object-oriented
programming, design patterns, web application architecture, security,
software quality and testing. All three trainers will be present at all
times, so attendees have an unparalleled level of access to top-notch PHP
expertise.

This training gives answers to every question you ever had about PHP and
software development with PHP. Attendees should bring their own code and
as many questions as they have.

Take advantage of this uniquely intense form of knowledge transfer at an
unbeatable cost-to-benefit ratio!

Introduction (Day 1)

How to structure a PHP project
Best practices for all stages of the software life-cycle
Using state-of-the-art development tools

Digging Deeper into PHP (Day 1)

Taking advantage of new and rarely used PHP features
Successfully using advanced OOP features
Using refactoring to improve the design of existing code

Software Development and Best Practices (Day 2)

The most important design patterns
Writing, organizing, and automating tests

Deployment and Security (Day 2)

Securing the environment
Writing code that is secure by design
How to discover and remove performance bottlenecks
Avoiding scalability issues

Conclusion (Day 1 and 2, 15 minutes)

Recap and Survey Form

Target Audience

Developers wishing to move to PHP or to refine their existing PHP skills. Seasoned developers will get to master the full software development cycle, from good design to successful deployment of PHP applications.

Sebastian Bergmann

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Sebastian Bergmann, creator of PHPUnit, is an internationally sought-after expert who has played a vital role in professionalizing the PHP community.

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Arne Blankerts has already dealt with computers when networking was still an adventure. As long-standing head of development of an internet agency, he has created solutions far ahead of the times already years ago. As Co-Founder and Principal Consultant of The PHP Consulting Company (thePHP.cc), Arne helps clients to develop software successfully. He is (co-)author of various Open Source tools, and is a regular presenter at conferences. In his free time he reads fantasy and likes to cook.

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Stefan Priebsch unites expert knowledge with extraordinary sense when to use which tool. His specialties are object-oriented development and software architecture. As an internationally acclaimed author and speaker he thrills auditoriums and likes to share his tremendous practical experience.