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HipHop: What you need to know

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

HipHop is out—and it has the potential of great impact within the PHP community. Here’s how and why.

The story behind TEK·X’s Charter Ticket program

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

TEK·X’s Charter Ticket Program is a special kind of discount for a special kind of attendee. But why are we doing it?

Consulting Services

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Marco is a co-founder and one of the managing partners of Blue Parabola, LLC., a consulting firm that focuses on high-end development and architecture, with a particular focus on PHP.
Blue Parabola offers consulting in several areas of functional software development, including:

Information architecture
Web architecture
Open-source business strategy
Web development
PCI/Security auditing
Scalability and redundance

Speaking Engagements

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Fifteen years in the IT industry and ten years as an entrepreneur have given Marco a unique perspective on the world of software development: he can speak to developers about the business of programming, and to businesspeople about the technicalities of writing software.
Marco’s speaking style is informal, but to the point—usually accompanied by a carefully-crafted [...]

Microsoft is and Microsoft does

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Members of the PHP community were invited to Redmond to discuss the happenings at Microsoft. Here’s a brief report.

How to encourage piracy

Monday, December 7th, 2009

During a trip to Seattle, I bought a brand-new eBook reader—and all I got is this really nasty heartburn.

Selling software in an open-source world

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

A little e-mail from Zend sparks a few thoughts on the challenges of selling software in an open-source world.

Win a 52″ HD system with php|a’s new contest

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

If you need an excuse to try out PHP on Windows and win your dream HD system, here’s a really good one.

Some tips for great presentations

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Writing slides is not a substitute for preparing a good presentation, no matter how many bullets you use.

Who would buy MySQL?

Monday, November 9th, 2009

It’s one thing to say that MySQL doesn’t belong in Oracle’s hands—and quite another to find another set of hands to hold it.