[Nottingham] Talk *TODAY* 04/10/2007 - PHP: Applying Good Practice to a Misused Language

[Martin]

Folks,

*TODAY* Thursday 04/10/2007 at the Nav:

Joshua Lock wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> This Thursday (4th Oct) starting at 19:30 we have special guest
> speakers from Pale
> Purple.
> 
> Summary:
> Over the past few years, PHP has become the tool of choice for aspiring
> web developers everywhere - picked up and misused by millions.
> As a language that is easy to get started with, through examples and
> code snippets across the web, it is cut and pasted to death, leaving a
> legacy of unreadability and insecurity and a reputation as a 'bad'
> language
> This talk discusses some of the pitfalls of PHP development and
> introduces a range of tools and techniques that can be used to transform
> a lacklustre PHP amateur into a polished professional.
> It will focus mainly on applying good design and testing to projects,
> and introduce some of the popular tools that will help developers to
> acheive clean, secure, maintainable code.
> 
> http://nottingham.lug.org.uk/node/141
> 
> - J

19:30 meet, 20:00 talk.

The Navigation Inn
6 Wilford Street
Nottingham
NG2 1AA

Tel: 0115 9417139

http://www.pub-explorer.com/notts/pub/navigationinnnottingham.htm
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All are welcome,

See you there,

Cheers,
Martin

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Martin Lomas
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