Cake PHP & Web Dierections North
CakePHP
It's a widely believed FACT that I'm a PHP n00b. Hardcore programming is not where I make my millions; so when Shark Cool suggested a PHP framework called CakePHP, my ears perked up.
When I first got to the site, I looked around, read the documentation and it all sounds great but what the hell does it do? Well, it's supposed to streamline PHP app development. Today I plan on actually reading through the whole manual and really trying to understand more about this stuff that is, apparently, all the rage. Maybe I can actually build something, I think they have a tutorial on building a forum. This should be good, I haven't done anything actually interesting at work in months.
Vancouver
The Web Directions North conference in Vancouver is coming up soon (Jan 28). I'm looking forward to the talk on "Developing with Adobe AIR" and presentations by John Allsopp & David Shea, Gina Trapani (from LifeHacker) and Daniel Burka (from Digg & Pownce).
It should be a really good conference and I'm excited to get a chance to poke around in Vancouver, rub elbows with some of the people on my bookshelf, and get my first passport stamp.
Currently listening to: John Mayer Trio
with general ease, tim