Teaching the Next Generation...

The next generation of (PHP) developers are looking for learning resources, Universities are not able to provide the platform required to everyone, it comes at a high cost... Current free resources are lacking behind with new improvements in the language. Here's how we're filling that requirement. PHP School, a completely Open Source learning platform for "students" to push themselves, at their own pace, not driven by deadlines but topics of interest. Teach the skills that are required, show off your project with a tutorial workshop! The possibilities are endless, let's help shape the next generation.

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1. Teaching the Next Generation Michael Woodward (@mikeymikemw) Co-founder PHP School (@PHPSchoolTeam) Lead PHP Developer (@wearejh) First ever conference talk!
3. University Web Programming (?)
4. Placement Year (1st Programming Job)
5. Moved on... (Current Job)
6. PHP School 2015
7. PHP NW 2016 Unconference
8. Let’s talk about learning* *(& teaching & mentoring)
9. Who’s the next generation ?
10. School children ?
11. College leavers ?
12. University graduates… ?
13. Landscape gardener with a programming hobby
14. The next collective group of Junior Developers
15. How do we currently teach ?
16. Formal Education
17. Training / Mentoring
18. Self Teaching
19. • Over 75% developers have a degree * • 32% don’t believe it’s important * • Employer recognised • Starting point • Generally incredibly expensive (Uni) • Limited part time possibilities (Uni) * Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 (http://bit.ly/2rz30Wz) Formal Education
20. • Can start at any level • Occurs without even realising • Certifications • Employer driven Training / Mentoring
21. • Forever ongoing • Works in tandem with other methods • We believe we’re partly self taught* • Relies on personal drive • Requires good material • Generally low, but comes at personal cost * Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 (http://bit.ly/2rz30Wz) Self Teaching
22. We have a lot of option!
23. How should I learn?
24. We found what works best for us
25. Just doing.
26. Contributing to open source Hobby projects Try what you’re interested in
27. NodeSchool
28. PHP Alternative ?
29. Limited resources
31. Open Learning Ecosystem
32. Fun && Free Learning!
33. Run on the CLI (Command Line Interface)
34. Revolves around Workshops
35. Workshops contain Exercises
36. Workshop Manager Discover, Install, Update & Remove Workshops
37. Core Workshops
38. Community Workshops
39. Live Demo ?!?
40. How does it all work?
41. php-school/php-workshop
42. Standard || Tutorial
43. Multiple exercises
44. problem.md
45. Exercise class
46. 3 Exercise Types...
47. CGI Web Request/Response
48. /** * @return ExerciseType */ public function getType() { return ExerciseType::CGI(); }
49. /** * @return RequestInterface[] */ public function getRequests() { $url = 'http://www.time.com/api/%s?iso=%s'; $params = urlencode((new \DateTime)->format(DATE_ISO8601)); return [ (new Request(sprintf($url, 'parsetime', $params)))->withMethod('GET'), (new Request(sprintf($url, 'unixtime', $params)))->withMethod('GET'), ]; }
50. <?php header('Content-Type: application/json'); $urlParts = parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); if ($urlParts['path'] === '/api/parsetime' && isset($_GET['iso']) { echo json_encode([ ... ]); exit; }
51. CLI Command Line Request/Response
52. /** * @return ExerciseType */ public function getType() { return ExerciseType::CLI(); }
53. /** * @return array */ public function getArgs() { return [ ['arg1', 'arg2', 'arg3'], //first execution ['run2-arg1', 'run2-arg2', 'run2-arg3'] //second execution ]; }
54. <?php print_r($argv); // output Array ( [0] => solution.php [1] => arg1 [2] => arg2 [3] => arg3 ) Array ( [0] => solution.php [1] => run2-arg1 [2] => run2-arg2 [3] => run2-arg3 )
55. Custom ...
56. /** * @return ExerciseType */ public function getType() { return ExerciseType::CUSTOM(); }
57. /** * @return ResultInterface */ public function verify() { if (//service is running) { return new Success('My Program Check'); } return new Failure('My Program Check', 'Program is running!'); }
58. A bunch of different checks...
59. • File exists • Code parse • PHP lint Automatic Checks
60. • Function requirements • Composer • Database • Self check Usable Checks
61. And much, much more (Too much to go through)
62. The hope ...
63. Make topics easily discoverable Learn what matters to you
64. Lower the barrier of entry (Make learning accessible)
65. Enable simple, effective teaching
66. A new way to teach the next generation
67. Question time...