Edward Finkler

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Edward Finkler

Funkatron Productions

Biography

I’m a PHP and JavaScript dork. I made Spaz, an open source microblogging client for desktop and HP Palm webOS. My turn-ons include open source, web runtimes platforms, and RESTful APIs. I’m currently working with Fictive Kin on Gimme Bar, and you can catch me on Twitter or Identi.ca, where I’m @funkatron.

Open Source Bridge 2011 Birds of a Feather

Sessions for this user

* HTML/Javascript Powered Apps

Build applications for the desktop and mobile devices using HTML and Javascript.
BOF
Joshua Roesslein, Edward Finkler

Open Source Bridge 2011

Proposals for this user

* The Story of Spaz: How to Give Away Everything, Make No Money, and Still Win

What motivates us as developers? How do we define success? Throughout the development of Spaz, we've learned a lot about what works, what doesn't, and what really matters. Come to hear the story, and participate in the discussion of how we define success in open source.
Culture 01/19/2011 11:05AM
Edward Finkler

Open Source Bridge 2010

Sessions for this user

* The Story of Spaz: How to Give Away Everything, Make No Money, and Still Win

What motivates us as developers? How do we define success? Throughout the development of Spaz, we've learned a lot about what works, what doesn't, and what really matters. Come to hear the story, and participate in the discussion of how we define success in open source.
Business
Edward Finkler

Proposals for this user

* Put Down the Superglobals! Secure PHP Development with Inspekt

Inspekt is a filtering and validation library for PHP. With a focus on ease of use, Inspekt makes writing secure PHP applications faster and easier. This talk covers the Inspekt library and the "input cage" concept, best practices when utilizing the library, and how to integrate Inspekt with existing applications and popular frameworks.
Cooking 02/20/2010 07:16PM
Edward Finkler

Open Source Bridge 2009

Proposals for this user

* An Introduction to CodeIgniter

CodeIgniter is a powerful, lightweight, and battle-tested application framework for PHP. It offers much of the power of heavier frameworks, without sacrificing the flexibility PHP developers need. This talk will go over the basics of CI, and how it can speed up development without hampering the agility a PHP dev needs.
Cooking 03/28/2009 12:14PM
Edward Finkler

* Put Down the Superglobals! Secure PHP Development with Inspekt

Inspekt is a filtering and validation library for PHP. With a focus on ease of use, Inspekt makes writing secure PHP applications faster and easier. This talk covers the Inspekt library and the "input cage" concept, best practices when utilizing the library, and how to integrate Inspekt with existing applications and popular frameworks.
Cooking 03/28/2009 12:17PM
Edward Finkler

* Securing the PHP Environment With PhpSecInfo

PhpSecInfo is an easy to use security auditing tool for the PHP Environment. We'll discuss how to use PhpSecInfo as part of your web app security toolkit, and how to customize and extend it for your specific needs.
Cooking 03/28/2009 12:18PM
Edward Finkler