Modern PHP

Our third TechShock will focus on modern PHP.

We will hold several sessions about modern PHP development. This will include both the changes in the latest PHP versions and the (r)evolution that has happened in the ecosystem.

The talks will be for people with PHP experience, and those with knowledge of other languages wanting to learn more about the progress that PHP has made the last two years.

The meetup will be held in VG's auditorium, in Akersgata 55
(Map: http://goo.gl/maps/eR4mU ).

Refreshments will be available during the breaks. Afterwards we'll head to a nearby pub and socialize over a few beers.

Schedule:

18.00 - 18.05: TechShock introduction
A short introduction to TechShock and the evenings schedule.

18.05 - 18.35: Modern PHP
Mats Lindh (Amedia) will give a rundown of the changes in the latest versions of PHP (traits, closures, namespaces etc) and the PSR-standards.

18:40 - 19:00: Composer
Espen Hovlandsdal (VG) is going to talk about the Composer package manager and its ecosystem.

19:00 - 19:15: Food break / socializing
We'll eat some food and socialize.

19:15 - 19:40: HipHop VM
Espen Volden (VG) will give an introduction to HipHop Virtual Machine made by Facebook, that speeds up PHP execution and extends the language with several new features.

19:45 - 20:00: React PHP
André Roaldseth (VG) will give a short introduction to the React PHP library that facilitates event-driven, non-blocking I/O with PHP.