February 2017 – Validation and Object Calisthenics

PHPDublin is back for 2017! We're hosting this year's first meetup on the 15th of Feb in Dogpatch labs.

To start the year with a bang, we've arranged for two speakers, one on validation and the other on code quality.

First we have Ignasi Bosch, long time attendee and Senior Developer for Afilias. He'll be giving a talk on "Validation patterns: Some questions about data verification". Validating data is hard, and if you don't know the patterns it's even harder. Iggy will give use an overview of validation patterns and how to use them, giving you the tools you need to ensure data integrity, while leaving your code clear and maintainable.

That leads us into our next talk, where Maxence Poutord, a Software Engineer for Hostelworld. will be giving a talk on Object Calisthenics. Object Calisthenics are a set of simple rules you can apply to greatly improve the quality and readability of your OOP code. If you've ever struggled with large classes, or confusing object chaining, this is the talk for you.

We're very excited to have our first meetup of the year, and we're looking forward to seeing you all there.

What if I'm hungry and thirsty?

We've got you sorted! Thanks to our sponsors StatCounter (http://statcounter.com/), HostelWorld.com (http://hostelworld.com/), and Good Travel Software (http://goodtravelsoftware.com/), we'll have beer and pizza for you on the night.

I wanna talk!

Great! We'd love to hear from you. If you have a talk you would like to give, please send us details.

Doors open 6:45pm!