David Brewer

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David Brewer

Second Story

Biography

David Brewer is the Lead Systems Developer at Second Story. He has over ten years of experience with Web programming using a variety of platforms and languages. He specializes in the creation of collection databases, web-based administrative consoles for managing them, and the front-end systems used to present them.

Open Source Bridge 2009 Birds of a Feather

Sessions for this user

* Symfony BOF

Using the symfony PHP framework or just curious about it? This BOF is for you.
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David Brewer

Open Source Bridge 2009

Sessions for this user

* Using virtualization and automation to improve your web development workflow

Large-scale web projects use sophisticated staged deployment systems, but the prospect of setting these up can be daunting. Using virtualization and automated configuration puts the benefits within easy reach even for small projects. David Brewer explains how Second Story uses Linux, VMware Server, and AutomateIt to grease the wheels of development on their museum-sector projects.
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Proposals for this user

* Doctrine: object-relational mapping for PHP

Doctrine is a powerful object-relational mapper for PHP. David Brewer introduces the library and demonstrates how it can save you time and effort as you develop database-driven websites.
Cooking 04/10/2009 11:57PM
David Brewer

* Introduction to the symfony PHP framework

The symfony framework is a full-stack web framework for PHP5. It's packed with powerful features, has thorough documentation, and is constantly improving thanks to its active and helpful community. David Brewer provides a high-level overview with real-world examples from his experience using symfony to create websites and on-site installations for museums.
Cooking 04/10/2009 11:53PM
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