April – 2011 – techPortal

DPCRadio: Technical Writing April 28, 2011

Elizabeth Naramore

If you've had an idea for writing a blog post or article, but you're not sure where to start, this talk is for you! Maybe you've had difficulty effectively documenting your code, or communicating your ideas to non-techies. This talk will help you, too! In this fun and informative session, we'll discuss the basics of writing and clear communication through the written word. We'll also talk about strategies for keeping your writing interesting and informative at the same time. Finally, we'll discuss resources for improving your writing skills in the future.

This session definitely loses something if you can't see Elizabeth's slides, so download them and follow along

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (74.9MB)
DPCRadio: Real World Dependency Injection April 12, 2011

Stephan Hochdoerfer

The Dependency Injection (DI) pattern is getting more and more attention in the PHP world due to it's code simplification effects. It focuses on the complete separation of object instantiation and dependency tracking from the business logic resulting in a loosely coupled system. In addition to that the resulting code is a lot easier to test since the classes are no longer responsible for instantiating their own dependencies. This session will introduce the basics of the DI pattern to the audience in addition to share real world experience of DI in several customer projects in the last four years.

You can also download Stephan's slides to accompany this podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (80.6MB)