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Past events

• The Composer Revolution

  Wed, 15 May 2013, 00:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

  This month, Daniel Cousineau will be talking about Composer, a new way to handle dependency management-----------Composer is the new kid on the block, replacing years of frustration with PEAR, svn:externals, and manual tarball extractions. Come learn what exactly Composer is, what it can do for you to simplify your projects and enable to you to take easy advantage of third-party libraries, and advanced techniques to make you a pro in no time.

• Ninja Techniques: Tips, Tricks, & Tools for Being More Productive as a Developer

  Wed, 15 Aug 2012, 00:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

  Ninja Techniques ? Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Being More Productive as a Developer given by Chris WeldonAll developers have tools in their digital (and sometimes physical) belt to help them do their job. But staying on-top of the tools ecosystem is just as much a challenge as keeping up with the technology we actively use.

• Image upload and Manipulation

  Wed, 13 Jun 2012, 00:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

  This month Bob Majdak Jr will be presenting about image manipulation:----------------Covering the basics of uploading files and then editing them server side with GD and imagick.-----------------Come hang out next Tuesday night (the 12th) and hear Bob walk you through creating images via GD and imagick libraries.Who: Bob Majdak JrWhere: SoftLayer Offices on AlphaWhen: May 12th @ 7pm

• Let's Talk About the (Development) Environment

  Wed, 14 Sep 2011, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

  If there's one thing that's consistent about developers, it's that their development environments can be wildly different from the next and still get the job done. There's loads of technology out there that can be integrated into a development platform to get the job done - virtualization, version control, deployment tools and more.This month's meeting will be a more open discussion of development environments in general and some common trends that're showing up in the PHP community.

• April 2011 Meeting: Jake Smith - Intro to Micro-frameworks

  Wed, 13 Apr 2011, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

  Sorry for the late noticed about this month's meeting. For this month's meeting, Jake Smith will be presenting our third talk in what's become a series about frameworks in PHP with his look at microframeworks. We'll be meeting in the usual place - at the SoftLayer Offices on Alpha Rd () at 7pm Tuesday, April 12th.---------------------------Intro to Micro-frameworksDo you find yourself using full stack frameworks for small sites, but think it's overkill.

• Bob Majdak on Frameworks from the Ground Up

  Wed, 9 Mar 2011, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

  Announcing the March 2011 meeting of the DallasPHP user group! This month (well, in March) Bob Majdak will be talking about one of everyone's favorite topics - frameworks. You might love them or hate them, but come and listen to Bob as he talks about some of the considerations that could have gotten your favorite framework where it is:The presentation will be a brief examination of popular frameworks and why starting from the ground up might suit your project more.

• AutoScaling to Ensure Survivability on the Internet (Matthew Puccerella)

  Wed, 9 Feb 2011, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

  For our February meeting, things are changing. Based on the feedback received, we'll be moving our meetings away from the Yahoo Offices and to a new location - the SoftLayer offices in Dallas: 4849 Alpha Rd, Dallas Tx 75244 (map here: ) Instructions on entering the building and finding the conference room will follow. ------------------------------ This month Matthew Puccerella will be presenting some of his experiences with Amazon's AWS and web site scalability.

• Introduction to PHP 5.3

  Wed, 9 Jun 2010, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

  Still using PHP 4, I hope not, or you're still teetering on the thought of moving to PHP 5.3.x? Jake Smith will introduce you to new functionality, features and performance increases in PHP 5.3. Here is just a few of the things that will be covered: Namespaces, Anonymous Functions and Late Static Binding.And remember, as usual we'll have an "after-party" over at the Fox & Hound off of Campbell immediately following the meeting.

• Web Scalability

  Wed, 12 May 2010, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

  Planning For Massive Web Traffic!For the March Meeting, DallasPHP Member Brian Blood will lead a conversation about how to prepare a web site for massive amounts of traffic! Join us for serious discussion on improving your website's volume, efficiency and performance!And remember, as usual we'll have an "after-party" over at the Fox & Hound off of Campbell immediately following the meeting. If you're not sure how to get there, grab one of us organizers and we'll be happy to

• April 2010: Dependency Injection and Web Services

  Wed, 14 Apr 2010, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

  For the April Meeting, DallasPHP Member Jake Smith will lead a conversation about the advantages of Dependency Injection & Web Services! Join us for a hot topic and good discussion.Afterwards, we will retreat to the Fox & Hound as always!When:Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 7:00 PMWhere:Yahoo! Offices(The Riverwalk Conference Room)1680 Glenville DriveRichardson, TX 75024(Please use the North entrance and sign in

• March 2010: Zend Framework without MVC

  Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

  For the March Meeting, DallasPHP Co-Organizer Tim Stiles will demonstrate how to piece together Zend Framework elements to provide a flexible page without jumping into Zend's entire mindset of Model-View-Controller! (Don't get me wrong: MVC is A Good Thing, but there are times when it's not needed, and understanding how to use the pieces as standalone units will help you use them more efficiently in any circumstances.) Join us for lots of code examples and good discussion.

• January Presentation: Code Ignitor

  Wed, 13 Jan 2010, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

  Ever wanted a framework that got out of the way and let you do what you wanted to do? Want it fast? Want it light? CodeIgniter might just be what you're looking for. I'll walk you through the basics of the framework and talk about how it relates to some of the other tools that're out there as well as give you an in-depth look at creating a sample application and a look inside a larger Open Source application using CodeIgniter - Joind.in.If you'd like to check out the code for Joind.

• Database Abstraction with Doctrine

  Thu, 12 Nov 2009, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

  Doctrine is an ORM/DBAL based off of the Active Record and Data Mapper patterns. Whether you want to find a replacement for the model in your MVC, framework or not, or want a simpler way to handle data for your web application, Doctrine has the functionality necessary. DallasPHP Member Jake Smith introduces you to Doctrine and its many components. He will guide you on how to harness the power of Doctrine to expedite your development time.

• October Presentation: Zend Toolset Overview WEBCAST!

  Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

  We're meeting person as usual, but if you can't be there, join us via the internet! See DallasPHP.org for details and instructions!

• September 2009: Test Driven Design

  Wed, 9 Sep 2009, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

  Looking Before You Leap! What is it? Why do I care? How do I do it? DallasPHP Co-Organizer Jason Ragsdale will explain all these questions and even show you how to get started doing TDD with your own projects. We will cover testing frameworks such as PHPUnit and SimpleTest and the methods used to build good unit tests.

• August '09: Pushing Your Site Live

  Wed, 12 Aug 2009, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

  Tired of the "cross your fingers" deployment method? Good news, there's something better out there! Chris Cornutt will give you an overview of some of the technologies - from writing the code to pushing it live - that can help you and your team tame the deployment beast. Technologies like version control systems, unit testing libraries build tools and continuous integration will be discussed.

• The June AfterShow

  Wed, 10 Jun 2009, 02:00 - 04:00 in Dallas, United States

  After the meeting, it's off to the Fox & Hound!

• June '09: Planning The DallasPHP Project

  Wed, 10 Jun 2009, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

  For months, now, DallasPHP members have been approaching me about launching a community project. Given that the average length of PHP development experience of meeting attendees is around five years, we obviously have a lot of experience and talent to draw upon. The challenge is execution. That starts with planning.At the June meeting, we will discuss options for an Official DallasPHP Development Project. The slate is clear, there are no established goals except:BENEFICIAL:

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