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Chris Hartjes and Ed Finkler

Two angry web developers complain about life in development hell

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Episode 60: Welcome to the Shotgun Shack

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2015/05/09

This week on Development Hell we brag about how awesome we are via discussion about conference prep as a speaker. How much crap should go on your slides? How do we change our talks for different audiences? What’s our worst presenter experience? We also throw Paul Reinheimer under the bus. Did you know STICKERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE? BUY SOME NOW AT devhell.info/shop!!!! Do these things! Check out our sponsors: Roave and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Listen

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Episode 59: Ultimate Hardware Modz

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2015/04/15

We are joined by super special guest Arbi Arzoumani, PHP community vet and hardware modding expert. We talk about everything from the Amiga to the Raspberry Pi, with lots of console mods inbetween. Chris gets all excited about building a MAME cabinet, and we chat some about home theater PC stuff with XBMC and Plex. If you’re into hardware stuff, you’re gonna looooooove it. Did you know STICKERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE? BUY SOME NOW AT devhell.info/shop!!!! Do these things! Check out our

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Episode 58: I Have A Mouth Problem

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2015/04/05

So we kinda forgot we recorded this until a month after the fact. Whoops! This ep is all about side projects, kicking off with Chris and Ed talking about CBTTool, Ed’s electronic worksheet for folks with anxiety disorders. Then we discuss Chris' new book The Grumpy Little Book of Hack, and Ed’s experience technical editing Modern PHP by Josh Lockhart. Then we get into a boring discussion about marketing. Plus we have STICKERS! Did you know STICKERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE? BUY SOME NOW AT

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Episode 57: 57 Flavors of Hell

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2015/03/02

This episode we are joined by PHP whiz kid Anthony Ferrara to discuss recent happenings on PHP Internals, where a productive community member stepped away entirely. We discuss the merits of the proposals (particularly the controversial Scalar Type Hints RFC), and what the PHP community could be doing better to prevent contributor burnout. Also I guess we talked about baby animals…? Also STICKERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! BUY SOME NOW AT devhell.info/shop!!!! Do these things! Check out our sponsors:

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Episode 56: Targeting the Amber Monochrome Market

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2015/02/16

The PHP Bard himself, Jeremy Lindblom, joins us for much discussion of fun things, like how PHP is used inside Amazon, the upcoming Pacific Northwest PHP Conference (PNWPHP), and what it’s like to be a bard in the age of automation. Also Ed bought a new TV and wrote some music once. Do these things! Check out our sponsors: Roave and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Listen Download now (MP3, 46.8MB, 1:05:09) Links and Notes Kickstarter for PNWPHP Jeremy on Twitter

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Episode 55 REDUX: The Erotic Possibilities of the...

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2015/01/29

We’re republishing this episode to (hopefully) get the right episode out to listeners using feeds/podcasting tools. It was originally linked to Ep. 53’s audio, and some podcast aggregators may not get the updated version Everything old is new again! Sort of! We chatter about Chris' 1% car and how rough it is to upgrade. Then we babble about WebOS, LuneOS, and Ed’s experiences running the Spaz open source project. Chris made some open source stuff once too. Do these things! Check

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Episode 55: The Erotic Possibilities of the Holodeck

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2015/01/28

Everything old is new again! Sort of! We chatter about Chris' 1% car and how rough it is to upgrade. Then we babble about WebOS, LuneOS, and Ed’s experiences running the Spaz open source project. Chris made some open source stuff once too. Do these things! Check out our sponsors: Roave and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Listen Download now (MP3, 44.4MB, 1:01:52) Links and Notes BMW Bluetooth Kits webOS Spaz project HP Touchpad HP/Palm acquisition LuneOS OpenCFP

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Episode 54: Phil is Still Wrong

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2015/01/13

Our latest episode was special in two ways: we recorded video of it, and it was a simulcast with our friends at the PHP Town Hall podcast. What great people! They’re still wrong, but that’s okay. We talk about mouthing off in public, whether async features should be built into PHP, and the appropriate ways to encourage people to use current versions of PHP. Then Chris gets mad. Please now! Check out our sponsors: Roave and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here

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Episode 53: Let's Get This Thing Over With

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2014/12/18

Guest-less and listless, Chris and Ed slouch their way back to their studios. Chris talks about the time he tried to murder a disabled woman with his new luxury sedan, we discuss artisanal PHP-Nuke sites, and how we got our local user groups started. Then It really goes off the rails with a discussion of the awesomeness of Dragon Age: Inquistion, and what happens to games and other services that rely on Internet connectivity. Correction: It looks like Ultima Online and Phantasy Star Online are still

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Episode 52: True North PHP 2014

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2014/11/30

On a cold winter’s night in the far north, Chris and Ed recorded a podcast at the True North PHP 2014 hackathon event. It was loud and fun! We’re joined by special guest Ben Ramsey and others to talk about organizing conferences and generally being awesome. Enjoy! Do these things! Check out our sponsors: Roave and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Listen Download now (MP3, 52.1MB, 59:35) Links and Notes TrueNorthPHP

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Episode 51: Strange Loops for Serial Killers

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2014/10/10

We’re joined for Episode 51 by Margaret Staples, backend programmer extraordinaire on Brunelleschi: Age of Architects. She shares her experiences doing indie game dev, traveling to the Strangeloop conference, and meeting geeks celebs. We also talk about serial killers and Ed’s new job (obviously). This is our first episode released in stereo. The file size is larger, but man does it sound better. If you have any issues with playback, let us know. Big thanks to our new sponsor

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Episode 50: The Airing of Grievances

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2014/09/09

EPISODE FITTY!!!!! Learn the INSIDE SCOOP on THE ORIGINS OF DEVELOPMENT HELL! EXCLUSIVE BEHIND the SCENES ACCESS!!! WE SUMMARIZE HOW CRAPPY ALL THE EPISODES ARE!!! Also how Chris' DNS got haxxored. Big thanks to our new sponsor PancakeApp! If you do freelance work, it’s an awesome tool that saves you tons of time. Check out our sponsors: PancakeApp and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Listen Download now (MP3, 53.5MB, 1:54:03) Links and Notes We basically

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Episode 49: Rogue Transmorpher

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2014/08/04

Our guest this week is Beth Tucker Long, the editor of PHP Architect magazine and respected PHP language trainer. We talk about her role as editor of the top PHP Magazine in the world, her experiences teaching people to code, the best PHP books for beginners, her awesome upcoming MadisonPHP conference, and XBox Kinect paranoia. Check out our sponsors: Roave and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Sign up for our mailing list here Listen Download now (MP3, 25.6MB, 54:58)

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Episode 48: Old As Dirt

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2014/07/11

Our guest this week is Elizabeth Smith, PHP internals veteran and guru of PHP on Windows (she says “I wish every company was as good at giving back to open source as Microsoft”). We talk about being Old as Dirt in relation to a blog post Ed made last week, how to mentor up and coming developers, and the history of PHP on Windows. Also, check out this special offer from Watch Me Code. You can get 35% OFF as subcription to their awesome JavaScript screencasts as a Development Hell listener

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Episode 47: NOT THE BEES

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2014/06/28

This time around we are blessed by the presence of Eryn O'Neil, Tech Lead at Clockwork. We talk about the importance of UX for programmers, getting started speaking at conferences, and BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES BEES

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Episode 46: php[tek] 2014

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2014/06/05

php[tek] was once again upon us, so we did our annual live show! Special guest Paul Reinheimer of WonderNetwork joins us for much frivolity! Also check out our new sponsor Watch Me Code. You can get 35% OFF as a Development Hell listener by going to watchmecode.net/devhell. Check out our sponsors, Watch Me Code, Roave and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Sign up for our mailing list here Listen Download now (MP3, 27.1MB, 1:00:53) Links and Notes Paul Reinheimer KISS at

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Episode 45: Single Quotes for Web Scale

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2014/05/28

This week is all about PERSONAL BRANDING and WEB SCALE with special guest Steve Corona. We talk about Steve’s book Scaling PHP. We also reminisce about the old days of Twitter API dev, until Steve humiliates Ed by not knowing what Spaz was. Check out our sponsors, New Relic, Engine Yard and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Sign up for our mailing list here Listen Download now (MP3, 26.7MB, 56:30) Links and Notes Steve Corona on Twitter Scaling PHP Steve’s

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Episode 44: Gorf Fever

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2014/05/04

This weeks brings us a new guest and a new sponsor! Paddy Foran is an old friend of Chris and Ed’s who makes his first appearance on the show, talking about the Go programming language, software architecture, open source projects, and his new book “Your API is Bad.” We also welcome new sponsor Roave! Check out our sponsors, Roave, Engine Yard and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Sign up for our mailing list here Listen Download now (MP3, 30.5MB,

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Episode 43: Erotic Art The Right Way

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2014/04/13

Our latest episode features someone who we’re been trying to get on for a while: Josh Lockhart, the developer of the Slim Framework for PHP and the founder of the PHP The Right Way project. We also have a new sponsor in Nude New Relic! Check out our sponsors, New Relic, Engine Yard and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Sign up for our mailing list here Listen Download now (MP3, 31.4MB, 1:09:06) Links and Notes Josh Lockhart Slim Framework Limonade Fat Free

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Episode 42: Hacking Difficult People

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2014/03/24

For episode 42 we are blessed by the wonderful and talented Laura Thomson, Senior Engineering Manager at Mozilla. Laura drops science on managing engineers, Minimum Viable Bureaucracy, HHVM and Hack, and her mid-Atlantic coast accent. This is a must-listen for folks who manage tech teams. Check out our sponsors, Engine Yard and WonderNetwork Follow us on Twitter here. Rate us on iTunes here Listen Download now (MP3, 34.5MB, 1:17:38) Links and Notes RCS PHP and MySQL Web Development (5th Edition)

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