The Zend Developer Zone has posted the latest episode of their PHP Abstract podcast series - an interview with Derick Rethans:

Derick Rethans provides solutions for Internet related problems. He has contributed in a number of ways to PHP, including the mcrypt, Date and input-filter extensions, bug fixes, additions and leading the QA team. He now works as project leader for the eZ components project for eZ systems A.S. In his spare time he likes to work on Xdebug, watch movies, travel and practice photography.

The three usual ways to get this latest show are all still there - just the mp3, using the in-page player or by subscribing to the feed to get this and more great PHP content.

The latest episode of the Zend Developer Zone podcast, PHP Abstract, has been posted today - an interview with Zak Greant:

Today I'm going to talk to Zak Greant. Zak's web page tells us: Zak Greant's love of Free Software and Open Source is turning him into a penguin. When not practicing how to waddle or wear a tuxedo, he passes the time running the Foo Associates strategic consultancy and by working with various Free Software and Open Source projects and companies.

There's three ways to grab this episode - the mp3, the in-page player and, of course, the feed you can drop in your aggregator of choice to keep up to date.

Christopher Jones has pointed out a new customer interview that was done covering PHP and the connection pooling in Oracle 11g for Oracle Magazine.

Oracle Magazine's May/June 2008 issue contains a "Developer Nation" article. In it, David Kelly interviews Levi Dixon from Community Connect about using PHP and Oracle.

The article references the Oracle/PHP "strange combination" that used to exist and how it's evolved into a vital, living part of Oracle's stack (like with the OCI8 extension).

The Zend Developer Zone has posted the latest episode in their PHP Abstract podcast series - episode 36, an interview with Zend's CEO Harold Goldberg.

Today it is my privledge to present an interview with Harold Goldberg, the CEO of Zend Technologies. Harold brings more than 20 years experience in senior marketing, strategy and sales roles at top-tier organizations to Zend.

You can still catch the show in one of three ways - direct by mp3, use the in page player or, the popular choice, subscribe to the podcast feed to b notified when the latest episodes come out and have them hand-delivered for your listening pleasure.

Ivo Jansch points out a recent interview he was asked to do in the Computerworld UK magazine about the recent launch of the Ibuildings company there in the UK.

I was recently interviewed by Computerworld UK regarding our launch in the UK and the current rise of PHP in the corporate world. The result is online here.

He also asks readers how they see PHP adoption going in their companies: "Post a comment to let me know how 'PHP' and 'Business' go together in your region."

Akash Mehta mentions on the Developer Tutorials Blog about some of his experiences with interviews, specifically dealing with the certifications people list on their resumes.

As he sees it, there's three categories:

• The Good - things like the ZCE
• The Bad - proof of testing but no proof of experience
• The Ugly - failing to have anything to show your ability/knowledge

It's all about image, even when it comes to hiring a good programmer. Employers are looking first for someone who even vaguely looks like they know their stuff, then they dive deeper into the real skills and talents that potential employee might have.