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February 2010

Der Weg zur Tanzfläche (February 2, 2010, 724 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: HipHop, C++, PHP, Facebook

Before you can dance (February 2, 2010, 732 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: PHP, Facebook, C++, HipHop

Der erste deutsche PHP Summit (February 2, 2010, 734 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, thePHP.cc, PHP, Training, PHPsummit, Arne Blankerts

January 2010

How to turn bad code into good code (January 1, 2010, 736 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: Montreal, Canada, Quebec, confoo, thePHP.cc, PHP, Training, Conference

Auf Wiedersehen, Wordpress! (January 1, 2010, 756 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: fail, Relaunch, Wordpress, PHP, CRAP, hack, Blog

Goodbye Wordpress. Again, you have failed me. (January 1, 2010, 756 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: PHP, Relaunch, CRAP, fail, Blog, hack, Wordpress

Wie kann ich meinen Account löschen? (January 1, 2010, 758 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: fail, sedo

October 2009

Advanced OOP and Design Patterns (October 10, 2009, 850 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: Slides, PHP, CodeWorks09, Workshop, Slideshare, MTA, OOP, Feedback, Conference

CodeWorks Feedback (October 10, 2009, 850 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: Quotes, Feedback, PHP, Training, Workshop, Conference, MTA, OOP, CodeWorks09

September 2009

Getting ready to Rockstar (September 9, 2009, 871 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: OOP, QA Book, Atlanta, Design Patterns, CodeWorks09, PHP, U.S.A., Training, thePHP.cc, Magento, Arne Blankerts, Starbucks, CRM, Workshop, XUL, New York, Sebastian Bergmann

PHP Unconference in Hamburg (September 9, 2009, 872 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: Unconference, MVC, Hamburg, XML, HTTP, AJAX, Framework, PHP

August 2009

Slides of the "Migrating to PHP 5.3" presentation (August 8, 2009, 918 days ago)
Presentation slides of my "Migrating to PHP 5.3" webcast. » Read More
Tags: Migration, PHP, PHP 5.3, Presentation, Webcast

July 2009

"Migrating to PHP 5.3" webcast (July 7, 2009, 920 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: thePHP.cc, PHP, PHP 5.3, CodeWorks09, MTA, Webcast, Book, Presentation, Migration

PHP 5.3 BBQ Release Party München (July 7, 2009, 942 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: Waldwirtschaft, PHP, Party, München, PHP 5.3

June 2009

PHP 5.3 - Die Neuerungen (June 6, 2009, 961 days ago)
Mein neues Buch "PHP 5.3 - Die Neuerungen" ist im entwickler press-Verlag erschienen. » Read More
Tags: Book, PHP 5.3, entwickler press, PHP

May 2009

Cappucino without milk (May 5, 2009, 986 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: Sebastian Bergmann, Espresso, PHP, tek09, Presentation, Arne Blankerts, Slides, U.S.A., Conference, Chicago, thePHP.cc, Slideshare

Seven Steps to Better OOP Code (May 5, 2009, 990 days ago)
Presentation slides of my "Seven Steps to Better OOP code" presentation at php|tek 09 in Chicago, IL. » Read More
Tags: Slides, Conference, Presentation, Chicago, PHP, OOP, Slideshare, U.S.A., tek09, Chicago

Dissecting an MVC Application (May 5, 2009, 991 days ago)
Presentation slides of my "Dissecting an MVC Application" presentation at php|tek 09 in Chicago, IL. » Read More
Tags: tek09, OOP, Conference, Slideshare, Lifecycle, PHP, Presentation, MVC, Slides, Chicago

Speaking at php|tek in Chicago (May 5, 2009, 998 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: PHP, php|tek, thePHP.cc, Sebastian Bergmann, Conference, Chicago, Arne Blankerts, U.S.A.

March 2009

The Five Immutable Rules of Optimization (March 3, 2009, 1060 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: PHP, Performance, APC, Profiling, Best Practices, Optimization

Had a look at the Magento source code yet? (March 3, 2009, 1066 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: Magento, Slideshare, Slides, PHP, Sebastian Bergmann, RedHat, PHP Quebec, thePHP.cc, Presentation

Managing the software lifecycle of a PHP application (March 3, 2009, 1067 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: Canada, Lifecycle, Slideshare, Presentation, Montreal, PHP Quebec 09, PHP, Slides, Conference

Qualitätssicherung in PHP-Projekten (March 3, 2009, 1067 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: Sebastian Bergmann, PHP, QA Book, thePHP.cc, QA, Book

Announcing thePHP.cc (March 3, 2009, 1068 days ago)
Goodbye Wordpress. Again, you have failed me. » Read More
Tags: Company, PHP, Arne Blankerts, Training, Consulting, Coaching, thePHP.cc, Sebastian Bergmann

February 2009

Vergib Ihnen, denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun (February 2, 2009, 1077 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, 1085 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: Entwicklertage, PHP, Training, OOP, Darmstadt

January 2009

Helfen gerne, aber wie? (January 1, 2009, 1103 days ago)
Helfen tut man immer gerne. Es hilft allerdings beim Helfen, wenn man weiß, worum es überhaupt gehen soll. » Read More
Tags: fail, E-Mail, Support

December 2008

Interview auf PHP hates me (December 12, 2008, 1159 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, 1163 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: Arne Blankerts, PHP Quebec 09, Presentation, PHP, Montreal, Sebastian Bergmann, Slides, Canada, Slideshare, Conference

php|works 2008 presentation slides (November 11, 2008, 1174 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: Slideshare, U.S.A., thePHP.cc, Sebastian Bergmann, Lifecycle, Presentation, php|works 08, Selenium, Conference, Atlanta, PHP, Arne Blankerts, Testing, Slides

The ElePHPant and the snake (November 11, 2008, 1176 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: Lifecycle, Presentation, Atlanta, Paul Reinheimer, Selenium, Sara Golemon, php|works, Sebastian Bergmann, Conference, PHP, Marco Tabini, Derick Rethans, Terry Chay, U.S.A., ElePHPant, Arbi Arzoumani, Testing, Christian Wenz, Damien Seguy, php|works08, Ed Finkler

September 2008

(Ver-)Treiber (September 9, 2008, 1227 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: Driver, Windows, fail

End-to-End Web Testing with Selenium (September 9, 2008, 1235 days ago)
Presentation slides of my "End-to-End Web Testing with Selenium" presentation given at ZendCon 2008, Santa Clara. » Read More
Tags: Slides, Testing, PHP, ZendCon08, Slideshare, Santa Clara, U.S.A., Selenium, Conference

August 2008

PHP 4 is dead. An obituary. (August 8, 2008, 1276 days ago)
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Tags: Book, PHP, Derick Rethans, Migration

June 2008

TDD in a self-experiment (June 6, 2008, 1319 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: TDD, CMS, PHP

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 have had the pleasure of interacting with Stefan at several PHP conferences. One thing I appreciate about Stefan is he provides a very balanced presentation between technical and practical business aspects. As an author and presenter, you immediately know you are in the hands of someone with practical experience, who is willing to share it with you. I always look forward to my next opportunity to work with Stefan."
--Jason Sweat, Deere & Company