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Cal Evans' Blog: ewt08 (elePHPant World Tour 2008)

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:33:35 -0500

Cal Evans and Ivo Jansch have started up a bit of a contest for those owners of elePHPants out there - the elePHPant World Tour (ewt08):

Here's the basic premise. It seems obvious that elePHPants love to travel. Equally obvious is the fact that a lot of PHP developers love to take pictures. So, let's combine the two. If you spot an elePHPant while traveling, like near a landmark, or making it's way through the airport, snap a picture. Upload it to flickr and tag it with ewt08. Thanks in no small part to a bit of Web 2.0 magic and Wordpress, we'll steal the picture from flickr and post it on the blog.

In January of 2009 the PHP Women group will take a look at all of the photos and pick the best ones. There's multiple prizes so far including a copy of Zend Studio Professional and admission to the Dutch PHP Conference '09 (check out the about page for more).

Job Posting: Yahoo! Seeks PHP Developer (Santa Clara, CA)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:11:27 -0500

Company	Yahoo!
Location	Santa Clara, CA
Title	PHP Developer
Summary	The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day. In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!. We're looking for people like you. How Big Can You Think? Yahoo! Travel is the leading travel research property on the Internet, with an interesting suite of research, comparison and planning products including Travel Guides, FareChase, and Trip Planner. If you are intrigued by the challenge of building highly scalable and reliable software in a dynamic team environment, and you are excited by the thought that millions will see your work every day, this job is for you! Required Knowledge: BS in computer science (MS/Ph.D. preferred) Fluency in a C-style language (Java, C/C++, C#) is a must. Good understanding of algorithms, data structures, performance optimization techniques, and object-oriented programming. Strong debugging skills and the ability to optimize code for speed. Excellent problem-solving skills. Preferred Knowledge: Previous experience with web server technologies and knowledge of databases Keep up-to-date with competing Web 2.0 technologies. Experience in PHP, PERL and shell scripting would be highly preferred. PLEASE COME AND VISIT US AT YAHOO BOOTH AT THE PHP CONFERENCE Sept 15-18 Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings, please visit http://careers.yahoo.com Send resumes to Shawn Cartwright Shawncar@yahoo-inc.com

Ibuildings Blog: Dutch PHP Conference news

Wed, 28 May 2008 11:17:49 -0500

Ivo Jansch has posted some great news to the Ibuildings blog today - things about the upcoming Dutch PHP conference.

We have some updates regarding the Dutch PHP Conference in June (13th and 14th).

The first bits of great news surround the attendance - the conference day alone is over 95% full and the tutorial day is even more packed with only a few seats left. A pre-conference part has also been set up (see the post for the details of when and where). They've even set up a page of travel information to help you if you're looking for a way to get to the Amsterdam RAI for the two-day event.