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SunshinePHP 2016 Recap
The Good SunshinePHP 2016 was an awesome event! Not only were we sold out of tickets for the 4th year in a row, but the attendee list was truly amazing! Each year more and more companies in South Florida send most if not all of their PHP developers to the conference. This year we saw […]
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Developer pool sustainability
Over the past couple years I’ve noticed a rise of good companies no longer outsource offshore to save money, instead they outsource because they can’t find developers here.  Notice, I said “good companies” because there are still poorly managed companies who believe the hype of offshore developers saving them money.  Since the poorly managed companies will eventually join the […]
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How to grow a tech community
I had the unique opportunity last night to attend a local community meetup where local businesses were brainstorming on how they can attract, and keep, technology professionals to the area. Years ago Florida made a solid investment in technology when they brought a direct pipe to the Internet through the state. However, most technology professionals […]
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Great time at php|tek 2012
Why I had such a great time at php|tek12, and a review of the conference in general.