Adam Culp (RunGeekRadio) shares exciting news about Zend Framework becoming part of the Linux Foundation, and rebranding as the Laminas Project. Related Links: Laminas Project – https://getlaminas.org Expressive site – https://getexpressive.org Beachcasts video announcement – https://youtu.be/CEIO90ocEDI Linux Foundation post – https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/2019/04/lf-forms-laminas-project/ GeekyBoy.com post – https://www.geekyboy.com/archives/1440 Zend Framework post – https://framework.zend.com/blog/2019-04-17-announcing-laminas.html Matthew Weier O’Phinney post – … Continue reading Episode 017 – Zend Framework becomes Laminas Project →

Adam Culp (RunGeekRadio) shares 10 bad things about consulting, and why a consulting job might not be for everybody. Related Links: Beachcasts – https://beachcasts.com#raffle Follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/rungeekradio Follow on Facebook at https://facebook.com/rungeekradio

Adam Culp (RunGeekRadio) shares why there are no PHP framework specific talks at SunshinePHP for 2019. Also calls for open source  packages, frameworks, and other software to announce any updates, news, or new versions at SunshinPHP 2019. Related Links: Beachcasts – http://beachcasts.com#raffle SunshinePHP Conference – http://sunshinephp.com Follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/rungeekradio Follow on Facebook at https://facebook.com/rungeekradio

Adam Culp (RunGeekRadio) tells his predictions for what may be in store for PHP development in 2019. He also shares what his challenges were in 2018 that prevented him from podcasting more, and informs what his future plans are. #1 – PHP will continue to gain popularity for web application development in 2019 #2 – … Continue reading Episode 014 – My predictions for PHP development in 2019 →

Adam Culp shares his latest schedule for speaking and a his recent realizations from dealing with poor contractors for his new home. Then reflects on how this has helped him focus more on how he deals with customers, as a web developer and consultant. Related Links: Visit Beachcasts – http://beachcasts.com SunshinePHP Conference – http://sunshinephp.com Follow on Twitter … Continue reading Episode 013 – Why developers and contractors suck →

Adam Culp shares his latest schedule for speaking and a recent experience where he found he was not able to prepare a workshop fully prior to an event. Then highlights some tips and hints on how to prepare ahead of time for a conference talk to ensure everything goes smoothly. Including posting code, slides, and … Continue reading Episode 012 – Conference talk and tutorial tips →

This episode shares thoughts about how developers can often find themselves wasting time while tracking down an issue even though a quick refactor might fix or highlight the issue, saving themselves and their company time and money. We also talk briefly about debugging and the time spent setting up an IDE to allow easier debugging of … Continue reading Episode 011 – Refactor saves time and debugging →

In this episode Adam Culp shares what kept him from creating new posts these past couple of months. It also contains updates about his running and activity status, and also shares plans for the coming months. This episode also shares thoughts and stories related to anxiety, panic attacks, and other associated things to dealing with anxiety. And … Continue reading Episode 010 – Anxiety And How To Deal With It →

So many startups attempt to skip the crawling stages and the MPV (minimum viable product) as they push to become successful. Just as many developers attempt to skip the vital stages of learning and forge ahead to create bugs, security holes, and poor code. Adam Culp, the host of Run Geek Radio, talks about how … Continue reading Episode 009 – Crawling Before We Can Walk →

Escaping variables in PHP is as important as ever, and developers can sometimes forget about it when using a modern framework. Adam Culp, the host of Run Geek Radio, talks a little about common pitfalls and how to handle them. Also covered is the ZendCon and SunshinePHP preparations and status of Adam speaking at some … Continue reading Episode 008 – Escaping PHP Variables Forgotten →