Almost a year ago, I proposed a really simple Zend Framework module, Zend_Log_Writer_Mail. At its most basic, Zend_Log allows n number of “writers,” where a writer is something like writing to a stream, Firebug/FirePHP, etc. At the time of the original proposal, I had done a lot of work with back end batch scripts that emailed developers in the event of any severe errors (warnings, errors, etc.). Rather than leaving this handy dandy piece of code in Schematic’s PHP code library, I abstracted out the email logging piece and proposed Zend_Log_Writer_Mail.

This post is embarrassingly late, but I attended PHP Appalachia 2008 back from October 11-14 in Pigeon Forge, TN. Anyways, I gave my Rickroll To Go talk, which was well-received as noted in the C7Y Ramblecast. Anyways, thanks to all of my fellow attendees! It was a ball. See you there in 2009!

As I write this, I’m in flight back to Atlanta from the first annual Schematic Technology Summit, which was held in San Jose, Costa Rica at the La Condesa hotel and resort. What an incredible event. Everyday, I get to work with all sorts of smart, passionate technical minds from many disciplines. The Schematic Technology Department is made up of about 90 people across our New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Austin, Minneapolis, London, and San Jose, Costa Rica offices. The past four days have seen all of those 90 people in the same place – quite an accomplishment!

I’m a little late to the party with this one – ZendCon was weeks ago now! For the third year in a row, I attended the Zend PHP Conference, which was in Santa Clara, CA this year. As I write this, I’m on a plane from San Jose, Costa Rica back to Atlanta after having just attended the first annual Schematic Technology Summit. What can I say? It’s the conference that the entire PHP community looks forward to all year long! This was another great opportunity to connect with old friends and meet some new ones.

It’s the first day of ZendCon 2008! I’m giving my new talk, “Rickroll To Go With WURFL, PHP, and Other Open Source Tools” today at 4:00 PM PST. The slides are below in a variety of formats: PDF (no transitions) PDF (one transition per page) Quicktime movie If you’re at ZendCon and reading this, be sure to drop on by at 4:00 PM – it’s sure to be a ball. Enjoy!