Run To The Future

Zendcon 2008 has been an interesting experience. Stephen and I attended the "how to pass the zend certification exam" tutorial on Monday, only to find out that all of the sessions were filled. Our plan was to attend the tutorial then decide whether to do the exam Tuesday or Wednesday. In the end we would have done it Tuesday because the tutorial confirmed we weren't too far from ready. But it was a great disappointment when Zend announced there would be no more sessions. We came from Australia, and we were sent because there was a certification attached to the conference. I doubt they will pay for anyone to come again. The sessions on the first day were mixed. Not so good in the morning, but much better in the afternoon, especially Paul Reinheimer talking about Ajax apps and allowing the browser back button to work as expected. He was an excellent presenter and it was an interesting topic. The last session of the day was by Derick Rethans who discussed Test Driven Development. Not a great presenter (but English is not his first language) but really interesting content, and provided a lot to consider when trying to get work to use TDD. Zendcon 2008.