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What do you want to get out of being a member of AtlantaPHP? [message #65]

Fri, 16 June 2006 13:57

cspruck
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We asked in a previous meeting a while ago, "What do you want to get out of this group?" or "What would benefit you the most at a meeting?" but we haven't had much feedback, so I think we'll ask again at the next meeting (as well as maintain this thread).

If anyone has a specific idea that would help the group help them as a developer such as "I'd like to bring in a code sample and have people show me how I could improve it." (which has been suggested before), then we could do a better job of trying to address these kinds of things at meetings.

Let us know what you'd find useful!

Chris

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Re: What do you want to get out of being a member of AtlantaPHP? [message #68 is a reply to message #65 ]

Fri, 16 June 2006 17:03

EricStewart
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Quick note on Chris's post:

I think code critiquing is a very valuable tool for getting people on the right track quickly. Code critiquing could be general code reviews. It could also something where we review a solution to a problem someone has that they feel they've not handled well.

What do I want out of being a member of AtlantaPHP?

I didn't join the group to get anything out of it myself. I'm more in it for the same reason Ben and Chris are in it. I would like to help out PHP developers in any way I can. I would like to see a great group developed that becomes a valuable resource for both businesses and developers in the area.

I'd like to see developers get the training they want in the areas they need help in. I'd like to see businesses get involved and learn about how powerful and rich PHP applications can be. And finally I'd like to see some system put in place that allows businesses to find developers and developers to find work easily. This is obviously a tall order, but it's an important one for me.

Those are my thoughts on what I think the group means to me.

- Eric

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Re: What do you want to get out of being a member of AtlantaPHP? [message #78 is a reply to message #65 ]

Fri, 23 June 2006 16:37

necrotic
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I'm in it for the networking, mainly. I hated being the only PHP programmer I knew Razz

I also really enjoy helping out the new guy on the block, or even the old guy.

James Logsdon
james {spam}at{/spam} atlphp {dot} org
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Re: What do you want to get out of being a member of AtlantaPHP? [message #85 is a reply to message #78 ]

Fri, 23 June 2006 21:34

Wyrme
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Put me on the list of folks who would like some critique. My most recent challenge has been recursive loops. I knew there was a method which would enable me to not have to write the code the way I was (it was embarrassing) but without a group like this it took ages before I found the correct search terms to find a good example.

I am also looking for networking, primarily social. I look forward to meeting folks who don't stare at me blankly when I speak of things that interest me. There are those in this world who just can't seem to understand the thrill of getting that page to render just so.

I am who I am and if you don't like it, then maybe you are just normal...

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Re: What do you want to get out of being a member of AtlantaPHP? [message #89 is a reply to message #85 ]

Mon, 26 June 2006 12:13

necrotic
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Wyrme wrote on Fri, 23 June 2006 21:34

Recurssion is fun Very Happy

I spent most of last night working out a recurssion method for reading all the parts of a message from IMAP. That was fun.

Wyrme wrote on Fri, 23 June 2006 21:34

There are those in this world who just can't seem to understand the thrill of getting that page to render just so.

I know exactly how you feel. I love telling people what I do, but when they don't even know the basics of the internet (such as sockets, html, or even what a browser is) it gets old really fast.

James Logsdon
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Re: What do you want to get out of being a member of AtlantaPHP? [message #93 is a reply to message #89 ]

Mon, 26 June 2006 19:26

Wyrme
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lol.

I stopped telling folks that I have anything to do with computers many years ago -- got tired of troubleshooting. Plus, at this point in my career, it's hard enough to explain to peers what I do, let alone non-technologists.

I am who I am and if you don't like it, then maybe you are just normal...

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Re: What do you want to get out of being a member of AtlantaPHP? [message #115 is a reply to message #65 ]

Fri, 07 July 2006 18:17

pkbarbiedoll
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I learned PHP without any proper teaching, so I'm certain I've picked up many bad habits which need correcting.

I am also very interested in learning Object Oriented Programming techniques. All I know right now is Procedural, and many jobs I've looked at require OOP. I hope a breakout group could be formed sometime soon, with newcomers & OOP in mind.
thanks!
Adrya

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Lesson One: [message #116 is a reply to message #65 ]

Fri, 07 July 2006 18:44

feyn
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$adrya = new Student( "Adrya" );
$neil = new Teacher( "Neil" );

$shedule = new MeetingShedule;

$shedule->getNextMeeting()->addToAdgenda( new TrainingSession( $neil, $adrya ) );

Both an offer, and your first lesson.

-- Neil

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Re: Lesson One: [message #118 is a reply to message #116 ]

Sat, 08 July 2006 00:22

pkbarbiedoll
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Very good, thank you. Shall a new topic be created elsewhere in the forum to continue OOP discussion?

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Re: Lesson One: [message #129 is a reply to message #116 ]

Sun, 09 July 2006 16:09

feyn
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You're quite welcome.

And yes, it shall:

http://forum.atlphp.org/index.php/t/70/

-- Neil

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Re: What do you want to get out of being a member of AtlantaPHP? [message #701 is a reply to message #65 ]

Tue, 24 October 2006 19:23

apinstein
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For me, I tend not to end up in any really deep conversations about programming topics online. Something about forums and chat rooms causes these threads to degrade into poop-throwing zealot wars.

So, I am very much looking forward to having some nice in-person conversations about deep topics like frameworks and other enterprise-level applications of php.

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Alan Pinstein
PHOCOA PHP Framework: http://phocoa.com

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