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When I compose a newsletter, I look at my well of possible materials–questions, links, blog posts, etc., and try to come up with a theme, if at all possible. When looking at these this time around, the ones that seemed most worth sharing immediately all focus on, well, me. For example, there’s the presentation I gave to Boston PHP: you can view the slides and the raw video of it. Or there are some articles that I’ve published online that you might like. And there’s the status on “The Yii Book”.

So this newsletter is far more me-centric than most, but hopefully it’ll be of use to you still. Because, presumably, you subscribed to this newsletter in the first place because you were interested in what I’m doing, thinking, interested in, and so forth.

Also, if you do have something you’d like me to write about, address, or answer in future newsletters, now is a good time to send that in, as my well of topics is getting shallow. I think my next newsletter is going to be on goals, if you have any thoughts or questions along those lines (e.g., technologies to learn, ways to learn, etc.). I’ve also got an upcoming newsletter planned on public speaking.

And, as always, thanks for your interest in what I have to say and do!

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I’m very happy to say that on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, I’ll be speaking to the BostonPHP group in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The title of my speech is “How To Be A Web Developer”. In the speech, I’ll provide a blueprint for how one becomes a Web developer considering the current standards, technologies, and business environment of 2012 and going into 2013. The overarching discussion is on the specific technologies you’ll need to learn and in what order. The role that each technology plays in Web development will be explained, as will some of the issues to watch out for. You’ll also be introduced to some of the applications and other tools that you would be expected to know and use. Towards the end of the presentation, extra time will be given to my favorite PHP framework–Yii–as well as how to get experience and jobs in the Web development field.
For more information, and to indicate your attendance, see this post.

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I’m just about to begin writing the third edition of my “[intlink id=”1584″ type=”page”]PHP 5 Advanced: Visual QuickPro Guide[/intlink]”. This new edition is tentatively titled “Advanced PHP and Object-Oriented Programming: Visual QuickPro Guide”, which better reflects the book’s focus. The book is written for intermediate PHP and Web developers, and covers a range of topics to further extend what you know into more real-world, complex situations. Continue Reading…