Conference & User Group Presentations

Sharing knowledge on modern PHP, legacy code modernization, data structures, software engineering practices, and other topics.

Upcoming Presentations
  • “LGTM: Strategies for Successful Code Review”  PHPTek | May 19, 2026 | Chicago, IL
  • “More than Just a Cache: Data Structure Databases”  PHPTek | May 21, 2026 | Chicago, IL
Zombie Hunt: Find and Safely Remove Dead Code

Legacy Code ModernizationRefactoring
Slides Resources
Downgrade to Upgrade (and other Composer tricks)

Legacy Code ModernizationComposerRector
Slides Resources
More than Just a Cache: Data Structure Databases

RedisValkeyData StructuresDatabase
Slides Resources
Embracing Enums: The <s>Missing</s> Data Type

PHP
Slides Resources
LGTM: Strategies for Successful Code Review

Team Development
Coding Standards: Beyond Tabs vs. Spaces

Team DevelopmentComposerRector
From Legacy to Greenfield: Framework Extraction Pattern

Legacy Code Modernization
Build It, Wrap It, Adapt It

Team Development

Other Topics of Interest & Talks Under Development

  • Using Modern Cryptography in PHP Applications
  • Cryptographic Signatures for Service-to-Service Authentication
  • Applying Software Patterns to Actual Practice
  • Rules for Generating Robust and Rigorous Code
  • The Law of Conservation of Complexity
  • Developer Ethics and Etiquette in a Post-AI World
  • Maintaining Legacy Code: The Practical Guide
  • Porting Patterns and Practices from Rust to PHP