GTA PHP User Group

The GTA PHP User Group is for PHP developers in the greater Toronto area to meet for learning, networking and fun.

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Recent Meetups

May 1 at 7:30 PM, 20 Coders attended
Renormalize- When SQL Meets Documents
They rated it 5.009 (9 ratings)

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The Akiban database engine seems really cool and if it does what Ori claims, it should speed up a great many SQL databases to a large ext ...

—Peter

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Ori was very informative and I learned more than I thought I would. Couldn't be more pleased with how this turned out.

—Ankur Taxali
April 3 at 7:30 PM, 37 Coders attended
CakePHP & Facebook Development
They rated it 4.507 (7 ratings)

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Great review of their tools and approach.

—Brian Cugelman

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Content was fantastic, with some good engagement from the crowd. Overall, presentation was great. ...

—Zak R. Nitsch
March 6 at 7:30 PM, 29 Coders attended
SOLID PHP & Code Smell Wrap-Up
They rated it 5.003 (3 ratings)

Following up on the first two parts of SOLID PHP, Vic Metcalfe will walk us through the Liskov Substitution Principal, the Interface Segregation Principal and the... Learn more
February 7 at 7:30 PM, 45 Coders attended
Object Calisthenics in PHP
They rated it 5.008 (8 ratings) and uploaded 5 photos

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Awesome job by Guillherme and it made me realize that while I was doing a lot of what he was advocating in there, I have a long way to go ...

—Chris Hartjes

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Great people, great environment and awesome presenter sharing very good refactoring exercises to keep in mind.

—Wils
January 3 at 7:30 PM, 15 Coders attended
SOLID PHP & Code Smells - Part 2: Open / Closed Principal
They rated it 5.004 (4 ratings)

In part two of this series on object oriented design in PHP, Vic Metcalfe explores the Open / Closed Principal (OCP). OCP is the principal that code should be open to... Learn more

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"A developer and a director of online development for a Marketing/Ad agency, PHP has been my language of choice for several years, working on sites large and small. Would love to meet more local PHP devs and share stories and ideas!"
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Josh Kerbel joined
May 9 at 8:20 AM

"I'm a Product Manager with a company by the of Waygoz, a start up in the social networking space. Having been involved in the build out of a php based product, I am looking to get a more hands on/low level understanding of php."
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"Software engineer with extensive experience to flourish within an organization that requires a dedicated, focused and a sharp individual to fill their role."