So far I have attended two tutorial sessions, once of which was way over my head (Extending PHP). The second tutorial (Best Practices) was what I really wanted to see, and I feel that I got a lot out of it. I am making a point of doing a lot of networking. It is great that there is an environment where hundreds of PHP enthusiasts and developers can conglomerate, learn, talk, and share. I am passing out, and collecting, business cards/names.

I have met a lot of interesting, and very smart, people. SO far, the lists includes (insert shameless plugs of awesome attendees): Sara Golemon – aka Princess of PECL, Ligaya Turmelle, Elizabeth Naramore, Keith Casey, Matthew Weier O’Phinney, Elizabeth Smith – aka Queen of Windows, Matthew Turland, and a great new friend of mine from Belgium: Michelangelo van Dam.

Later this evening I had the HONOR to personally meet a large selection of the PHP/Zend development team, thanks to Elizabeth Smith and Sara Golemon. I also had the pleasure of meeting Cal Evans, an THE editor over at DevZone. Great guy!

I have lots more to see, learn, say, and do! PHP/ZendCon 2007 = PWN.