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PHP Developer Glassgow - Advert 2:04

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2:04

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EP#44 Communicating between Front end , Micro-services & IOT - Ashleigh Simonelli 11:58

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11:58

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EP#43 Communication Protocol - Ashleigh Simonelli 5:36

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5:36

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EP#42 - Imposters Syndrome with Mark Bradley - Principle Software Engineer - Sainsbury’s. 9:55

לפני 6 years9:55

9:55

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EP#41 - TDD with Mark Bradley - Principle Software Engineer - Sainsbury’s. 28:28

לפני 6 years28:28

28:28

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EP#40 - Introduction to Mark Bradley - Principle Software Engineer - Sainsbury’s. 7:39

לפני 6 years7:39

7:39

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EP#39 - NestJS 10:18

לפני 6 years10:18

10:18

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EP#38 Comparison between PHP & Node 7:43

לפני 6 years7:43

7:43

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EP#37 PHP with Ashleigh Simonelli 13:36

לפני 6 years13:36

13:36

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EP#36 Why Drupal? With Denis Usov 6:10

לפני 6 years6:10

6:10

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EP#35 Solid Principles & Future of PHP 5:18

לפני 6 years5:18

5:18

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EP#34 Brief discussion of DDD,TDD & BDD with Marko Kunic 4:50

לפני 6 years4:50

4:50

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EP#33 Hexagonal Architecture with Marko Kunic 16:30

לפני 6 years16:30

16:30

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EP#32 Speaking to Marko Kunic - Senior Engineer @ Lendable 8:29

לפני 6 years8:29

8:29

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EP#31 Choosing Laravel Over Symfony & Why React & Angular Are Becoming Very Popular 6:08

לפני 6 years6:08

6:08

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EP#18 Testing Developers 7:46

לפני 7 years7:46

7:46

Most companies have some form of testing process they require developers to do, however many times there seems to be some problems ; 1. Some tests are really easy and the questions can be copied and pasted which proves nothing if developers pass. 2. Some tests have very little to do with the day to day for the job being tested. 3.Some tests do not evaluate the true ability and at times they can be used to turn away good candidates. 4. Every environment is different and it’s hard to assess how someone actually codes unless you ask good well thought out questions as well as spending time them whilst they code etc. We will be hearing Dan’s view and advice on this topic.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#17 Should Employed Developers Work On Side Projects? 7:46

לפני 7 years7:46

7:46

EP#17 Should Employed Developers Work On Side Projects? Many developers have side projects for different reasons, some companies really encourage it whilst others discourage it. We will be discussing on how both parties can find a middle ground as opposed to having a Yes or No approach, a middle ground which will be beneficial for both parties.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#16 Are Web Developers Anti Social? 6:26

לפני 7 years6:26

6:26

This is another session with Dan Blows ,Currently Head of Engineering and has held positions such as Senior developer as well as a Tech lead. Dan has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, hiring, training and mentoring developers and many more. This is a continuation from last week, we will discussing the stereo type that developers are anti social , is this true? Dan will be sharing his experience on this subject. If this the case with you, what you can do to overcome this?…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#15 What Is A Senior Developer? 10:23

לפני 7 years10:23

10:23

This month we will be running a new session with Dan Blows ,Currently Head of Engineering and has held positions such as Senior Developer as well as a Tech Lead. Dan has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, hiring, training and mentoring PHP Developers and many more. He is also currently responsible for leading a number of developers. In this first session we will discuss his view on what defines a Senior Developer, some of the attributes, characteristics and skills. We will be covering questions such as How important is communication skills for a Senior Developer? How many years do you need to have in order to be classed as a Senior Developer? Would contracting accelerate your journey as a Senior Developer? and many more.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#14 Is Cloud Experience important? 2:34

לפני 7 years2:34

2:34

In this episode we will be discussing the benefits of having knowledge and experience with cloud, AWS, Lambda AWS etc. Dan will cover the importance of having a good grasp of how servers work and deploying your code and a good understanding of web servers.

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#13 Start Ups V/S Corporates , Agency V/S Inhouse 5:16

לפני 7 years5:16

5:16

In this episode I will cover some questions and answers I asked Dan a few months ago and I wanted to cover this as I believe it’s relevant based on some recent questions. We will cover Dan’s personal experience working with Corporates & Start ups, as well as working within an agency and the benefits & disadvantages of that.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #12 Benefits of Web & Mobile Development Skills 9:23

לפני 7 years9:23

9:23

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #11 What is Best Practices? 5:46

לפני 7 years5:46

5:46

To be on top of your game when it comes to web development best practices are key! Following last week, we will be discussing best practices when it comes to PHP web development. Clem will be talking about the importance of keeping yourself up to date and the benefit of curiosity and continuous learning.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #10A What format should your CV be in? 4:42

לפני 7 years4:42

4:42

In this episode, Mathew will be talking about CV format. Should your CV be in Word, PDF or picture format? What are the benefits of each? This will lead to a podcast on recruiters editing your CV and why this is necessary

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #10 What does it mean to be a FullStack Developer? 13:03

לפני 7 years13:03

13:03

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #8 What is TDD & BDD? 13:43

לפני 7 years13:43

13:43

Continuing from last week, we will be talking about TDD - Test Driven Development & BDD - Behaviour Driven Development. What does TDD & BDD mean and what is the importance of it?

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #7 Learning Laravel for Junior & Middleweight Developers 5:30

לפני 7 years5:30

5:30

Continuing from last week, we will be talking about what you should do as a Junior - Middleweight PHP Developer if you are hoping to learn Laravel. We will touch on the importance of learning TDD & BDD, using React and some of the other latest front end technologies.

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #6 - Future of Laravel 5:45

לפני 7 years5:45

5:45

Following our last week’s podcast with Clem, this week we will be asking more questions about Laravel. What will happen to Laravel? We have seen popular frameworks such as Zend move lower in the ratings , will the same thing happen to Laravel? Why do we think it will be around in the next few years?.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #4 - The Importance of Getting a Mentor for PHP Developers 6:57

לפני 7 years6:57

6:57

This week I have the pleasure of speaking to Dan Blows ,Currently a tech lead, he has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, training and mentoring junior developers and many more. He will cover why mentoring is key to becoming a great PHP developer. He will be advising Junior & Middleweight PHP developers on the importance of mentoring and the part it plays to help you become a better PHP developer. PHP development is hard and Dan gives advice to Junior & Middleweight PHP developers on how they can progress in their career by focusing on growing their skills.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #2 - Dan’s Journey to Becoming a Lead Developer 8:26

לפני 7 years8:26

8:26

This week I have the pleasure of speaking to Dan Blows ,Currently a tech lead, he has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, training and mentoring junior developers and many more. Dan will be speaking about his journey to becoming a Tech Lead - From a person that never went to university , the importance of being a self starter, having passion for development and using your personal time to grow as a developer. Dan will share his inspiring story on how he has become one of the highly sort out PHP developers & Tech Lead.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#30 How developers can assure the process of remote working is simple and smooth 3:31

לפני 6 years3:31

3:31

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#29 Why are companies hesitant to offer remote working? 8:21

לפני 6 years8:21

8:21

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#28 What can companies do to keep developers? 6:14

לפני 6 years6:14

6:14

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#27 What makes developers want to move jobs? 9:23

לפני 6 years9:23

9:23

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#26 Speaking to Rafael 12:06

לפני 6 years12:06

12:06

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#25 Minds.com V/s Facebook 10:29

לפני 7 years10:29

10:29

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#24 Cyber Security 9:35

לפני 7 years9:35

9:35

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#23 Brief talk on React and Advice for developers looking to go to the next level… 5:36

לפני 7 years5:36

5:36

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#22 World Mental Health With Mike McDonald. 32:37

לפני 7 years32:37

32:37

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#21 Speaking With Mark Harding - CTO at Minds.com 9:39

לפני 7 years9:39

9:39

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #10B Should Recruiters Edit Your CV? 8:59

לפני 7 years8:59

8:59

This is a continuation from last podcast on ideal CV format. There are a lot of people who against recruiters editing CV’s before sending to clients, Mathew will be discussing his view and experience on this subject. Should a recruiter edit your CV or Not? What you need to understand about the recruitment process and what happens when you send a CV over and why recruiters remove your contact details.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #5 - Why Laravel? 17:00

לפני 7 years17:00

17:00

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #9 Advice for Junior & Middleweight developers part 2 9:15

לפני 7 years9:15

9:15

Continuing from last 2 weeks, we will be discussing the importance of learning and how learning can help you progress quickly as a developer. We will be discussing some of the factors that have contributed to Clem’s journey from an intern to a Tech Lead.

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#20 How Should Companies Address Remote Working 8:54

לפני 7 years8:54

8:54

Dan is currently Head of Engineering and responsible for a number of developers. We will be discussing the benefits for remote working? What are the disadvantages? Can this be done effectively for it to be beneficial for both the company and the employee? We will be discussing some of the issues that arise when remote working is mentioned and get Dan's view on this topic.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#19 What Do Companies Need To Do To Keep Their Developers? 7:28

לפני 7 years7:28

7:28

Continuing from last week, we will be speaking on what companies need to do to retain their developers. Some companies may think throwing money at the problem will solve the problem and some times it may do, however for most companies, they want to be able to solve this long term and be cost effective as possible. We will be discussing on some things companies can do and look out for to assure they retain their developers.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#20 How Should Companies Address Remote Working 8:54

לפני 7 years8:54

8:54

Dan is currently Head of Engineering and responsible for a number of developers. We will be discussing the benefits for remote working? What are the disadvantages? Can this be done effectively for it to be beneficial for both the company and the employee? We will be discussing some of the issues that arise when remote working is mentioned and get Dan's view on this topic.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #3 - Why Symfony 12:50

לפני 7 years12:50

12:50

This week I have the pleasure of speaking to Dan Blows ,Currently a tech lead, he has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, training and mentoring junior developers and many more. Dan will be answering questions such as why Symfony? For a PHP developer who’s coming into development, would he recommend them to learn symphony and Laravel? Some of the biggest companies in the UK are they using Symfony ? Security with the Laravel and Symfony framework? Advice for PHP developers who want to get into Symfony or work into a Symfony environment. What is the future of Symfony?. He will have some advice for companies who may want to hire PHP developers without Symfony experience and what they should look out for.…

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #1 - PHP Statistics 9:40

לפני 7 years9:40

9:40

In this week's episode, Mathew covers current PHP statistics. He will hightlight why developing relationships with good agencies is key to finding good jobs and especially contract and remote jobs. Please subscribe, rate, and review and follow us on social media.

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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EP#18 Testing Developers 7:46

לפני 7 years7:46

7:46

Most companies have some form of testing process they require developers to do, however many times there seems to be some problems ; 1. Some tests are really easy and the questions can be copied and pasted which proves nothing if developers pass. 2. Some tests have very little to do with the day to day for the job being tested. 3.Some tests do not evaluate the true ability and at times they can be used to turn away good candidates. 4. Every environment is different and it’s hard to assess how someone actually codes unless you ask good well thought out questions as well as spending time them whilst they code etc. We will be hearing Dan’s view and advice on this topic.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
EP#17 Should Employed Developers Work On Side Projects? 7:46

לפני 7 years7:46

7:46

EP#17 Should Employed Developers Work On Side Projects? Many developers have side projects for different reasons, some companies really encourage it whilst others discourage it. We will be discussing on how both parties can find a middle ground as opposed to having a Yes or No approach, a middle ground which will be beneficial for both parties.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
EP#16 Are Web Developers Anti Social? 6:26

לפני 7 years6:26

6:26

This is another session with Dan Blows ,Currently Head of Engineering and has held positions such as Senior developer as well as a Tech lead. Dan has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, hiring, training and mentoring developers and many more. This is a continuation from last week, we will discussing the stereo type that developers are anti social , is this true? Dan will be sharing his experience on this subject. If this the case with you, what you can do to overcome this?…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
EP#15 What Is A Senior Developer? 10:23

לפני 7 years10:23

10:23

This month we will be running a new session with Dan Blows ,Currently Head of Engineering and has held positions such as Senior Developer as well as a Tech Lead. Dan has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, hiring, training and mentoring PHP Developers and many more. He is also currently responsible for leading a number of developers. In this first session we will discuss his view on what defines a Senior Developer, some of the attributes, characteristics and skills. We will be covering questions such as How important is communication skills for a Senior Developer? How many years do you need to have in order to be classed as a Senior Developer? Would contracting accelerate your journey as a Senior Developer? and many more.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
EP#14 Is Cloud Experience important? 2:34

לפני 7 years2:34

2:34

In this episode we will be discussing the benefits of having knowledge and experience with cloud, AWS, Lambda AWS etc. Dan will cover the importance of having a good grasp of how servers work and deploying your code and a good understanding of web servers.

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
EP#13 Start Ups V/S Corporates , Agency V/S Inhouse 5:16

לפני 7 years5:16

5:16

In this episode I will cover some questions and answers I asked Dan a few months ago and I wanted to cover this as I believe it’s relevant based on some recent questions. We will cover Dan’s personal experience working with Corporates & Start ups, as well as working within an agency and the benefits & disadvantages of that.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #12 Benefits of Web & Mobile Development Skills 9:23

לפני 7 years9:23

9:23

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #11 What is Best Practices? 5:46

לפני 7 years5:46

5:46

To be on top of your game when it comes to web development best practices are key! Following last week, we will be discussing best practices when it comes to PHP web development. Clem will be talking about the importance of keeping yourself up to date and the benefit of curiosity and continuous learning.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #10B Should Recruiters Edit Your CV? 8:59

לפני 7 years8:59

8:59

This is a continuation from last podcast on ideal CV format. There are a lot of people who against recruiters editing CV’s before sending to clients, Mathew will be discussing his view and experience on this subject. Should a recruiter edit your CV or Not? What you need to understand about the recruitment process and what happens when you send a CV over and why recruiters remove your contact details.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #10A What format should your CV be in? 4:42

לפני 7 years4:42

4:42

In this episode, Mathew will be talking about CV format. Should your CV be in Word, PDF or picture format? What are the benefits of each? This will lead to a podcast on recruiters editing your CV and why this is necessary

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #10 What does it mean to be a FullStack Developer? 13:03

לפני 7 years13:03

13:03

In this episode, we will be continuing from last week discussing what it means to be a PHP Full stack developer. Can you really be very strong front end as well as back end? Clem will be telling us what he believes a Full stack developer really means.

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PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

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Ep #9 Advice for Junior & Middleweight developers part 2 9:15

לפני 7 years9:15

9:15

Continuing from last 2 weeks, we will be discussing the importance of learning and how learning can help you progress quickly as a developer. We will be discussing some of the factors that have contributed to Clem’s journey from an intern to a Tech Lead.

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #8 What is TDD & BDD? 13:43

לפני 7 years13:43

13:43

Continuing from last week, we will be talking about TDD - Test Driven Development & BDD - Behaviour Driven Development. What does TDD & BDD mean and what is the importance of it?

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #7 Learning Laravel for Junior & Middleweight Developers 5:30

לפני 7 years5:30

5:30

Continuing from last week, we will be talking about what you should do as a Junior - Middleweight PHP Developer if you are hoping to learn Laravel. We will touch on the importance of learning TDD & BDD, using React and some of the other latest front end technologies.

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #6 - Future of Laravel 5:45

לפני 7 years5:45

5:45

Following our last week’s podcast with Clem, this week we will be asking more questions about Laravel. What will happen to Laravel? We have seen popular frameworks such as Zend move lower in the ratings , will the same thing happen to Laravel? Why do we think it will be around in the next few years?.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #5 - Why Laravel? 17:00

לפני 7 years17:00

17:00

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #3 - Why Symfony 12:50

לפני 7 years12:50

12:50

This week I have the pleasure of speaking to Dan Blows ,Currently a tech lead, he has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, training and mentoring junior developers and many more. Dan will be answering questions such as why Symfony? For a PHP developer who’s coming into development, would he recommend them to learn symphony and Laravel? Some of the biggest companies in the UK are they using Symfony ? Security with the Laravel and Symfony framework? Advice for PHP developers who want to get into Symfony or work into a Symfony environment. What is the future of Symfony?. He will have some advice for companies who may want to hire PHP developers without Symfony experience and what they should look out for.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

1
Ep #4 - The Importance of Getting a Mentor for PHP Developers 6:57

לפני 7 years6:57

6:57

This week I have the pleasure of speaking to Dan Blows ,Currently a tech lead, he has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, training and mentoring junior developers and many more. He will cover why mentoring is key to becoming a great PHP developer. He will be advising Junior & Middleweight PHP developers on the importance of mentoring and the part it plays to help you become a better PHP developer. PHP development is hard and Dan gives advice to Junior & Middleweight PHP developers on how they can progress in their career by focusing on growing their skills.…

P

PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.