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February 2010

Der Weg zur Tanzfläche (February 2, 2010, 826 days ago)
Es wurde schon viel darüber spekuliert, wie groß der Anteil der PHP-Nutzer ist, die von HipHop profitieren werden. Die Zahlen bewegen sich im Wesentlichen zwischen 0% und 100%, daher versuche ich mich gar nicht erst an einer eigenen Schätzung, sondern will stattdessen über die Voraussetzungen schreiben, die ein Team beziehungsweise eine Firma erfüllen muss, um von HipHop profitieren zu können. » Read More
Tags: Facebook, C++, PHP, HipHop

Before you can dance (February 2, 2010, 834 days ago)
A lot has already be speculated about what percentage of existing PHP users would benefit from using HipHop. The numbers seem to range somewhere between 0% and 100%. I will not try a guess myself, but rather try to shed some light on some the most important prerequisites I think there are for a company to benefit from HipHop. » Read More
Tags: C++, HipHop, PHP, Facebook

Der erste deutsche PHP Summit (February 2, 2010, 836 days ago)
Der erste deutsche PHP Summit - powered by thePHP.cc - ist eine neue und einzigartige Veranstaltung, die alle wichtigen Themen rund um die Software-Entwicklung mit PHP in kompakter Form vermittelt. » Read More
Tags: Sebastian Bergmann, Arne Blankerts, PHP, PHPsummit, thePHP.cc, Training

January 2010

How to turn bad code into good code (January 1, 2010, 838 days ago)
Want to learn how to turn bad code into good code, and master the full software development cycle, from good design to successful deployment of PHP applications? » Read More
Tags: Conference, Training, Canada, confoo, thePHP.cc, Quebec, Montreal, PHP

Auf Wiedersehen, Wordpress! (January 1, 2010, 858 days ago)
Es ist nicht immer klug, auf andere zu hören. Aber auf sich selbst sollte man eigentlich schon hören. Das habe ich jetzt auch wieder lernen müssen. » Read More
Tags: CRAP, Relaunch, Blog, fail, Wordpress, PHP, hack

Goodbye Wordpress. Again, you have failed me. (January 1, 2010, 858 days ago)
It is not always a good idea to listen to others. But it is probably a good idea to listen to yourself. I had to learn that the hard way. » Read More
Tags: CRAP, PHP, Relaunch, fail, Wordpress, Blog, hack

Wie kann ich meinen Account löschen? (January 1, 2010, 860 days ago)
Einen Account anlegen ist nicht schwer, ihn loszuwerden dagegen sehr. Ich fragte den Support von sedo, wie ich meinen Account dort löschen kann. » Read More
Tags: sedo, fail

October 2009

Advanced OOP and Design Patterns (October 10, 2009, 952 days ago)
Presentation slides for my Advanced OOP and Design Patterns workshop, held at CodeWorks09 in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Washington D.C., and New York City. » Read More
Tags: OOP, MTA, Slideshare, Slides, CodeWorks09, Conference, Feedback, Workshop, PHP

CodeWorks Feedback (October 10, 2009, 952 days ago)
I would like to thank everybody who took the time and has provided me with their feedback on my OOP and Design Patterns workshop at CodeWorks. » Read More
Tags: Workshop, Training, MTA, Feedback, CodeWorks09, Conference, PHP, OOP, Quotes

September 2009

Getting ready to Rockstar (September 9, 2009, 973 days ago)
To be honest, I have always wanted to be a rockstar. Why else would I pick up my brother’s electric guitar and try to teach myself how to play when I was sixteen or seventeen? » Read More
Tags: U.S.A., XUL, thePHP.cc, Arne Blankerts, Magento, Workshop, Design Patterns, OOP, QA Book, Starbucks, Atlanta, Training, CodeWorks09, CRM, New York, PHP, Sebastian Bergmann

PHP Unconference in Hamburg (September 9, 2009, 974 days ago)
Es ist immer wieder erstaunlich, was Freilwillige und Enthusiasten so alles auf die Beine stellen können. Das beginnt in Nordamerika mit der PHP Quebec und endet mit der PHP Unconference in Hamburg. » Read More
Tags: HTTP, AJAX, MVC, Framework, PHP, Unconference, XML, Hamburg

August 2009

Slides of the "Migrating to PHP 5.3" presentation (August 8, 2009, 1020 days ago)
Presentation slides of my "Migrating to PHP 5.3" webcast. » Read More
Tags: Presentation, Migration, PHP, Webcast, PHP 5.3

July 2009

"Migrating to PHP 5.3" webcast (July 7, 2009, 1022 days ago)
I was invited by php|architect to host a webinar titled "Migrating to PHP 5.3". I will speak briefly about some of the most exciting new features in PHP 5.3, and then provide the audience with some tips and tricks on how to successfully migrate from any older PHP version to PHP 5.3. » Read More
Tags: Book, MTA, PHP, CodeWorks09, Webcast, Presentation, Migration, PHP 5.3, thePHP.cc

PHP 5.3 BBQ Release Party München (July 7, 2009, 1044 days ago)
Wir würden dich gerne zu der PHP 5.3 Release Party am 17.07.2009 einladen, bei der das PHP 5.3 Release in München gefeiert werden soll. » Read More
Tags: Party, PHP, Waldwirtschaft, München, PHP 5.3

June 2009

PHP 5.3 - Die Neuerungen (June 6, 2009, 1063 days ago)
Mein neues Buch "PHP 5.3 - Die Neuerungen" ist im entwickler press-Verlag erschienen. » Read More
Tags: PHP 5.3, PHP, entwickler press, Book

May 2009

Cappucino without milk (May 5, 2009, 1088 days ago)
I am back from php|tek 09, where my espresso addiction got me into some trouble at the McCafe across the street from the conference venue. » Read More
Tags: U.S.A., PHP, Slides, Sebastian Bergmann, Arne Blankerts, tek09, Presentation, Conference, Chicago, thePHP.cc, Espresso, Slideshare

Seven Steps to Better OOP Code (May 5, 2009, 1092 days ago)
Presentation slides of my "Seven Steps to Better OOP code" presentation at php|tek 09 in Chicago, IL. » Read More
Tags: Chicago, OOP, Slideshare, tek09, Chicago, Presentation, Slides, PHP, U.S.A., Conference

Dissecting an MVC Application (May 5, 2009, 1093 days ago)
Presentation slides of my "Dissecting an MVC Application" presentation at php|tek 09 in Chicago, IL. » Read More
Tags: PHP, MVC, Presentation, Slideshare, Slides, OOP, Conference, Chicago, Lifecycle, tek09

Speaking at php|tek in Chicago (May 5, 2009, 1100 days ago)
I will have three busy days at this year's php|tek conference in Chicago, co-hosting the PHP Code Review on the tutorial day, and giving two talks at the main conference. » Read More
Tags: U.S.A., php|tek, Conference, Chicago, Sebastian Bergmann, PHP, Arne Blankerts, thePHP.cc

March 2009

The Five Immutable Rules of Optimization (March 3, 2009, 1162 days ago)
Presentation slides of my talk "Managing the Software Life Cycle of a PHP application" given at PHP Quebec 2009 in Montreal. » Read More
Tags: Best Practices, APC, Profiling, Performance, PHP, Optimization

Had a look at the Magento source code yet? (March 3, 2009, 1168 days ago)
My new thePHP.cc-partner has made the slides of our code review session at PHP Quebec available on Slideshare. » Read More
Tags: thePHP.cc, PHP, Slideshare, Sebastian Bergmann, Presentation, PHP Quebec, Magento, Slides, RedHat

Managing the software lifecycle of a PHP application (March 3, 2009, 1169 days ago)
Presentation slides of my talk "Managing the Software Life Cycle of a PHP application" given at PHP Quebec 2009 in Montreal. » Read More
Tags: Lifecycle, Slideshare, Presentation, PHP Quebec 09, Slides, PHP, Canada, Conference, Montreal

Qualitätssicherung in PHP-Projekten (March 3, 2009, 1169 days ago)
Zusammen mit Sebastian Bergmann, einem der Partner, mit dem ich thePHP.cc gegründet habe, schreibe ich ein Buch über Qualitätssicherung in PHP-Projekten. » Read More
Tags: Book, Sebastian Bergmann, thePHP.cc, PHP, QA Book, QA

Announcing thePHP.cc (March 3, 2009, 1170 days ago)
Goodbye Wordpress. Again, you have failed me. » Read More
Tags: PHP, Arne Blankerts, Sebastian Bergmann, Company, Consulting, Training, Coaching, thePHP.cc

February 2009

Vergib Ihnen, denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun (February 2, 2009, 1179 days ago)
Es gibt Tage, an denen man den Glauben in die Menschheit verliert. Heute ist so ein Tag. » Read More
Tags: Verisign, fail

Entwicklertage in Darmstadt (February 2, 2009, 1187 days ago)
Vom 23. bis zum 27. Februar 2009 finden in Darmstadt die Entwickler Tage Spring Edition statt. Ich halte dort zwei Schulungen. » Read More
Tags: OOP, Training, Darmstadt, Entwicklertage, PHP

January 2009

Helfen gerne, aber wie? (January 1, 2009, 1205 days ago)
Helfen tut man immer gerne. Es hilft allerdings beim Helfen, wenn man weiß, worum es überhaupt gehen soll. » Read More
Tags: Support, fail, E-Mail

December 2008

Interview auf PHP hates me (December 12, 2008, 1261 days ago)
Nils Langner von phphatesme.com hat mich vor einigen Tagen interviewt. Das Interview steht jetzt online. » Read More
Tags: PHP, Nils Langner, PHP Hates Me, Interview

November 2008

Speaking at PHP Quebec 2009 in Montreal (November 11, 2008, 1265 days ago)
Einen Account anlegen ist nicht schwer, ihn loszuwerden dagegen sehr. Ich fragte den Support von sedo, wie ich meinen Account dort löschen kann. » Read More
Tags: Canada, Sebastian Bergmann, PHP, Slides, Arne Blankerts, Conference, Montreal, Slideshare, Presentation, PHP Quebec 09

php|works 2008 presentation slides (November 11, 2008, 1276 days ago)
Presentations slides of my talks "Managing the Software Lifecycle of PHP Applications" and "End-to-end Web Testing with Selenium" at php|works 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia last week. » Read More
Tags: Conference, PHP, thePHP.cc, Presentation, Slideshare, Selenium, Atlanta, Slides, Testing, Sebastian Bergmann, U.S.A., php|works 08, Arne Blankerts, Lifecycle

The ElePHPant and the snake (November 11, 2008, 1278 days ago)
So php|works 2008 is coming to an end. I will leave Atlanta rich in memories, and memories not only about PHP. Should I go into details? » Read More
Tags: Terry Chay, Arbi Arzoumani, ElePHPant, Sebastian Bergmann, Sara Golemon, Testing, Atlanta, PHP, Conference, php|works08, Ed Finkler, Paul Reinheimer, Selenium, Lifecycle, Presentation, U.S.A., Damien Seguy, Derick Rethans, php|works, Marco Tabini, Christian Wenz

September 2008

(Ver-)Treiber (September 9, 2008, 1329 days ago)
Ohne Treiber geht ja bekanntlich gar nichts in der IT-Welt. Zum Glück sind wir aus der Steinzeit der IT heraus, in der man bei manchen Herstellern Treiber extra kaufen musste. » Read More
Tags: fail, Driver, Windows

End-to-End Web Testing with Selenium (September 9, 2008, 1337 days ago)
Presentation slides of my "End-to-End Web Testing with Selenium" presentation given at ZendCon 2008, Santa Clara. » Read More
Tags: Selenium, U.S.A., Conference, PHP, Santa Clara, Slideshare, ZendCon08, Slides, Testing

August 2008

PHP 4 is dead. An obituary. (August 8, 2008, 1378 days ago)
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Tags: Book, Migration, Derick Rethans, PHP

June 2008

TDD in a self-experiment (June 6, 2008, 1421 days ago)
It seems that TDD is not widely used in PHP, so I felt that I a little self-experiment was in order. After all, you want to know what you are talking about. » Read More
Tags: PHP, CMS, TDD

Stefan Priebsch

Stefan Priebsch

Stefan Priebsch is an IT consultant, trainer, and acclaimed expert for PHP software development.

He holds a university degree in computer science, and is author of numerous books and professional articles on various aspects of the software lifecycle. He regularly presents at international IT conferences.

Stefan Priebsch is married and father of twins. He lives and works in Wolfratshausen near Munich, Germany and is co-founder an Principal Consultant of thePHP.cc.

"I had the pleasure of working with Stefan on a 2 part PHP Webinar series. Stefan is very knowledgable, and presented an excellent Webinar. Very professional, and very pleasant to work with."
--Nili Gafni, Zend Technologies, Inc.