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> <channel><title>Straylight Run &#187; phpworks</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.straylightrun.net/tag/phpworks/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://blog.straylightrun.net</link> <description>Software, Technology, PHP</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:26:59 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>php&#124;works 2008 Recap</title><link>http://blog.straylightrun.net/2008/11/18/phpworks-2008-recap/</link> <comments>http://blog.straylightrun.net/2008/11/18/phpworks-2008-recap/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:07:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>gerard</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conferences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[phpworks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[talks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[works]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.straylightrun.net/?p=33</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, works was the first industry conference I ever attended other than Ohio Linuxfest, and the first conference of any kind since like ACM Sigmod 2000.  (Wow, that was 8  years ago.)  I had a blast and learned a lot.  I even learned about some things related to PHP. Here are the talks I attended: [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, works was the first industry conference I ever attended other than Ohio Linuxfest, and the first conference of any kind since like ACM Sigmod 2000.  (Wow, that was 8  years ago.)  I had a blast and learned a lot.  I even learned about some things related to PHP.</p><p>Here are the talks I attended:</p><ul><li><a
href="http://joind.in/talk/view/36">The Future Is Not Yet Widely Distributed (Intro To Git)</a></li><li><a
href="http://joind.in/talk/view/39">Map, Filter, Reduce &#8211; In The Small And In The Cloud</a></li><li><a
href="http://joind.in/talk/view/51">You Look You Could Use Some REST</a></li><li><a
href="http://joind.in/talk/view/63">Exploring Artificial Intelligence With Python</a></li><li><a
href="http://joind.in/talk/view/66">Extending Existing Web Services With SMS And XMPP</a></li><li><a
href="http://joind.in/talk/view/30">Get Soaked: Streams, an In-Depth Look</a></li><li><a
href="http://joind.in/talk/view/74">Test Drive Your Development Process</a></li></ul><p>The most interesting one for me, uh, emotionally was probably the AI talk.  Brings me back to my days in SB.  The most useful topic which I could probably put to use at work tomorrow was the SMS/XMPP talk.</p><p>I managed to make it downtown one night, and got to meet some new people.</p><p>The last highlight I&#8217;ll mention were the Pecha Kucha talks on Thursday night.  It was interesting and a ton of fun.  The open bar didn&#8217;t hurt either.</p><p><a
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src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/3036824029_57d7568fda.jpg" alt="IMG_2300" width="500" height="375" /></a></p><p>See a few more photos from <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellogerard/sets/72157609257114245/">php|works 2008</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.straylightrun.net/2008/11/18/phpworks-2008-recap/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
