Had a great time at @SunShinePHP. Good conversations. Will be back next year. #ssp15

“Leaders of user groups and meetups build positive energy in a community.” @CalEvans #ssp15

“Pizza, beer, and a venue aren’t what make a dev meetup. It takes a few people committing to talking about code.” @CalEvans #ssp15

Value of any conference that you attend is the network you build, friendships you make, and conversations you have. @CalEvans #ssp15

Strong communities pay it forward by showing others how to contribute at no cost. @CalEvans #ssp15

“PHP community helps others not because it’s expected, but because others helped us before and will help us in the future.” @CalEvans #ssp15

How approachable for new ones to a community relates to its strength. @CalEvans #ssp15

“The PHP community has a positive and welcoming attitude.” @CalEvans #ssp15

“Community is a vital part of EVERY developer’s life.” @CalEvans #ssp15

When Microsoft bought FoxPro, it turned a lively community and forum into the wasteland from Mad Max. @CalEvans #ssp15

“A strong community needs a thriving ecosystem, with sponsors and business people being active in the community.” @CalEvans #ssp15

“CompuServe was AOL for smart people.” @CalEvans #ssp15

“The first pillar of any strong community are it’s role models.” @CalEvans #ssp15

“Laura Thomson @lxt is the I-want-to-be-her-when-i-grow-up kind of smart.” @CalEvans #ssp15

“The PHP community is all about teams.” @CalEvans #ssp15

.@CalEvans closes out @SunShinePHP with the final keynote. His style reminds me of @chrislema. #ssp15

“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” – Red Adair @calevans #ssp15

Having a conference in a hotel means having beer or wine at 6pm while attending a session. Code sober folks. #ssp15

PHP_CodeSniffer tokenizes PHP, JS and CSS files and detects violations from coding standards. github.com/squizlabs/PHP_… @ehouge #ssp15

To be clear: JUnit is a unit testing framework. G-Unit is a hip-hop group. #ssp15

Nice overview of Jenkins, an open-source CI tool from @ehogue #ssp15

Robots know how to party. @ehogue #ssp15

You can tell if you’re at a PHP conference when you overhear a debate about favorite debugging tool in the restroom. #ssp15

If there isn’t someone dressed up like these guys at #ssp15 PHP Jeopardy, then it’s not being done right.

Great to see WordPress devs at #ssp15. Talking w/ @jrf_nl (a dev of WordPress SEO Plugin) and @kateva about WP in Netherlands and Kentucky.

Sugar. My only weakness. #ssp15

Most common PHP database issues. @wimgtr #ssp15

For logging errors and using FireFox, use firephp.org – it enables you to log to your FF console. @wimgtr #ssp15

PHP logging – use Monolog. Sends logs to files, inboxes, databases, web services. github.com/Seldaek/monolog @wimgtr #ssp15

Happy Happy Joy Joy. There’s a WordPress session on the #ssp15 unconference track coming up next.