Bastian's Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :Author: lapis :Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:10:59 +0100 :Revision: 7 :Copyright: CC by-nc-sa ======================= My first video training ======================= :Keywords: video, two, brain, video2brain, workshop, PHP, development, tools, unit, testing, test, documentation, phpdocumentor, pear, training, trainer, coach, Unittesting, PHP5.3, enhancements, date, time, SPL, Standard PHP Library, Namespaces, Adision Wesley :Description: :Abstract: Video2brain asked Sascha Kersken and me earlier this year if we are interested in recording a training session, covering topics related to the PHP 5.3 and enhanced software development. I was really flattered and honored and did not hesitate a second to respond. The recording happened the last two weekends and I am really satisfied with te outcome. Video2brain_ is the leading company in producing high quality video trainings located in Graz, Austria. They produce videos on a variety of software topics like graphics, web design and programming. The trainings are done by highly educated trainers from all over the world talking mostly about their major topics to give the trainee the best and most valuable lesson. .. _Video2brain: http://video2brain.com .. image:: ../images/articles/023_video2brain.png :alt: Screenshot of video2brain website. :height: 259 :width: 500 So I went to Graz and met Cornelia, my contact at video2brain, and `Sascha Kersken`_, the second trainer of the PHP5.3 PowerWorkshop to be recorded. After an introduction to the system, getting known to the video2brain crew, and final decisions about the structure and details of the workshop, we finally recorded our first video. The result was quite promising and we were very motivated for the next sessions to be recorded. On sunday we needed to pause the recording and I went for a vacation in vienna. .. _Sascha Kersken: http://sascha-kersken.de After a very nice week of vacation and being well relaxed we started with the second part of our training, recording some best practices when programming PHP like design patterns (Dependency Injection, RecursiveIterator, Subject/Observer, etc). For this we used a simple class to start with and introduced one pattern after another to a nicely integrated system. As this grown example looked so promising we decided to do the coming chapters, documentation and testing, on top of it. This turned out to be a briliant idea and the trainee has a growing example at hand to recognize each step. But as all good times end, we finished the recordings on the following monday and I head back home with a deeper knowleadge of Namespaces in PHP and a very good feeling in my gut we did a very valueable and rich training. So `watch out`_ for it in december. .. _watch out: http://www.video2brain.com/de/products-661.htm Update ====== Meanwhile video2brain published an interview with Sascha and me. if you are interested in this you may find it in the blog_ of video2brain. .. _blog: http://blog.video2brain.com/de/sascha-kersken-und-bastian-feder-uber-sinn-und-unsinn-von-dokumentationen-und-andere-dinge-die-php-programmierer-beschaftigen.htm Trackbacks ========== - PHP Power-Workshop und eine Verlosung on Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:42:03 +0100 in Bastian\'s Blog Ende letzten Jahres habe ich zusammen mit Sascha Kersken mit der Unterstützung von video2brain einen PHP Powerworkshop aufgenommen. Dabei wollten wir uns nicht einfach in die hervorragende Gilde der Videotrainer einreihen, nein, wir wollten was ganz Neues machen. Das Resultat ist ein interaktiver Workshop, in dem Sascha und ich uns über die Neuerungen und Fallstricke von PHP 5.3 unterhalten und so dem Zuschauer mit viel Abwechslung und Spass die behandelten Themenbereiche näher zu bringen. Comments ======== - Bastian Feder at Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:28:03 +0100 Update: Video2brain officially announced the training. See http://www.video2brain.com/de/products-661.htm // Bastian