John Mertic

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John Mertic

SugarCRM

Biography

John Mertic is a software engineer at SugarCRM, and has several years of experience with PHP web applications. At SugarCRM, he has specialized in data integration, mobile and user interface architecture. An avid writer, he has been published in php|architect, IBM Developerworks, and in the Apple Developer Connector, and is the author of the book The Definitive Guide to SugarCRM: Better Business Applications. He has also contributed to many open source projects, most notably the PHP project where is the creator and maintainer of the PHP Windows Installer.

Open Source Bridge 2011

Proposals for this user

* PHP and Multiple Inheritance ( or lack thereof )

In this talk, we'll survey what the problems with multiple inheritance are, how you can impliment a form of this today, and what's coming in PHP to better handle this problem.
Chemistry 02/13/2011 01:28PM
John Mertic

Open Source Bridge 2010

Proposals for this user

* Developing easily deployable PHP Applications

Talks about how to develop PHP applications that can be deployed on many different platforms with ease.
Chemistry 03/14/2010 07:09PM
John Mertic

* Making software management tools work for you

With the advent of such rich open source tools such as Subversion, Git, Trac, CruiseControl, and Review Board, managing software projects of any size has become much easier than ever. But how do you best use these tools in your organization? In this talk we'll look at how these tools can fit into any software project, helping you make your team more efficient than before.
Cooking 03/14/2010 07:09PM
John Mertic

* SugarCRM - Your next open source business application framework

This talk will explore using SugarCRM outside of it's normal usage as a CRM application, instead using it as an open source business application platform.
Cooking 03/14/2010 07:08PM
John Mertic

* Working successfully outside the cube

In this talk, I'll draw upon my own personal experiences of being a "cube" worker and being a successful remote employee, and talk about the challenges and benefits and how to best implement this in your organization.
Business 03/14/2010 07:11PM
John Mertic