Side Projects backed by Github Sponsors && Getting Started with PHP extensions

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Our next @WebEngAc will be on 22th October 2020 with two awesome talks!

This will be third online event and will be done via Zoom: (https://zoom.us/)

Location: Your home / Online

Get Drinks & Snacks from your stash.

Entry is free!

If you would like to sponsor this event, please contact us.

+++ Talks +++

• Launching a Side Project Backed by Github Sponsors by Matthias Endler (https://twitter.com/matthiasendler)

• Getting Started with PHP extensions by Lochemem Bruno Michael (https://twitter.com/agiroLoki)

+++ Agenda +++

18:30 - 19:00: Arrival, get a drink from your fridge
19:00 - 19:10: Welcome
19:10 - ~19:45: Talk + Q&A
19:55 - ~20:30: Talk + Q&A
20:30 - Open End: Socialising

+++ Launching a Side Project Backed by Github Sponsors +++

Here's a trick how to double your income as an open-source maintainer: Just use a calculator.
Seriously, though, earning money with open-source is hard!

I earned 0 Euros from maintaining OSS software for years, and I thought
that's the way things are. I finally looked into ways to monetize my projects this year and
I want to share what I learned along the way. It didn't make rich (yet!), but I built my first sustainable side-project with http://analysis-tools.dev.

I'll talk about the project and the mistakes I made on the road towards sustainability.

+++ Getting Started with PHP extensions +++

PHP extensions are performant code embellishments that serve as additions to the PHP userspace. Also known as modules, extensions are typically C/C++ syntaxes which interact with the PHP engine.

My talk features various explanations: from the rationale of extension building, to the structure and composition of modules, as well as a walkthrough on building a less-potent mimicry of the php_trie extension.