Jason Austin's Blog Life and times of a PHP Developer in Raleigh, NC

Speaking at TEK·X

I had announced this on my twitter feed, but I thought it warranted a blog post of it's own.  I have been asked to speak at TEK·X, an awesome conference for PHP professionals.  My talk, "Lean Mean PHP Machine" was accepted!  Flippin sweet!  Here is the description of my talk:

Implementing software development “best practices” can be a challenging feat, especially if you are in a very small team of developers. Little to no budget, stress to just “get something out”, and lack of understanding from management of what you really do means you have to make sacrifices, right? This talk will give you some insight on accomplishing your goals of being a top-rated development shop, even if you are an army of one. From justifying those best practices to utilizing free services to hiring additional help, this talk will run the gamut of running a software development shop at a small scale.

Speaking at a conference is a great responsibility and honor, but then I took at look at who the other speakers are and I was immediately humbled.  So many of the other speakers are the movers and shakers in the PHP community.  Hell, some of them actually helped write PHP.  As soon as I saw the speaker list, I instantly got nervous.  But a few reassuring words from my friend Keith Casey helped.  I am just thankful that people like Keith and the rest of the TEK·X organizers are willing to give me a shot to share what I have learned about working with PHP in a resource starved environment.

So if you are a PHP pro and want to get involved with a great community, consider coming to TEK·X in May.  Knowing (of) most of the speakers, and meeting most all of them at one time or another, I can GUARANTEE that you are going to get your moneys worth.