After some downtime spent taking mental reps, Chris and Ed are back with a vengeance for one of our best shows. Joining us is Chris Shiflett, PHP fellow and security expert. They talk about how we interact with non-techie members of dev teams, what they’re doing with Node, the state of the Canadian soccer program, heavy vs lightweight frameworks, tribalism in programming communities, and the importance of balancing work with life. We also talk to Chris Shiflett about his role as co-founder of Brooklyn Beta, and what they’re trying to accomplish with the conference.

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Links and Notes

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
–Robert A Heinlein

• Read Write Web: Facebook Wants to Be Your One True Login
• Funkatron.com: We’re the Stupid Ones: Facebook, Google, and Our Failure as Developers
• Zend Framework
• Symfony
• Slim
• Flask
• Silex
• Jon Tan on The Pastry Box Project
• Paul Graham: How To Lose Time And Money
• Brooklyn Beta
• Beyond Beta
• Todd Park, US CTO
• Viktoria Harrison of Charity: Water