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Vancouver PHP Conference: Cheaper And Better

Posted by timothy on from the and-canadian dept.

burnitall writes "The Vancouver PHP User's Group is hosting the ultimate deal in cons next Thursday and Friday (Jan 22 & 23) in Vancouver BC CA - registration is only $150 CDN vs thousands at more commercial events. This is a non-profit con bringing together some of the biggest names in PHP, including Rasmus Lerdorf ( PHP inventor ) and Sterling Hughes (PHP core developer) amongst others. The conference is put on by volunteers and is still seeking sponsorship ..."

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  1. How to raise money by eric.t.f.bat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's one way to raise some cash for this: get the guy(s) who invented PHP to sit on a chair, then sell waterlogged sponges to all the people who've ever used PHP. As they throw the sponges, let them shout things like "pick a naming standard and stick to it, you bastards!", or "read the fsking Dragon Book before you inflict your high-school-level language design skills on the rest of the world!". You'd raise a mint.

    Right. Better get back to debugging my PHP...

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  2. Re:How much? by yo303 · · Score: 3, Informative
    Wait a second. $150 Canadian -- that's like twenty bucks, right?

    That would be funny, if the present U.S. financial mismanagement and the resulting weak U.S dollar hadn't been driving the Canadian dollar to new heights. Eighty cents and climbing. Maybe it will surpass the US$ again, as it did in the seventies.

    The Loonie is so strong now, that it's negatively affecting our trade with the U.S. It's so strong that something has to be done quickly.

    Having said all that, Vancouver is a great place to hold a conference.

    yo.