PROGRAM
Az al�bbiakban a lezajlott konferencia programja olvashat�. A magyar el�ad�sokat, a gyakorlatias bemutat�kat, a besz�lget�st �s az angol el�ad�sokat k�l�nb�z� sz�nekkel jel�lt�k. A sarkokban tal�lhat� csillagok jelzik azokat az el�ad�sokat �s bemutat�kat, melyekhez el�rhet�ek m�r a f�li�k is. A t�bbi programponthoz folyamatosan jelentetj�k meg a let�lthet� prezent�ci�kat, amint meg�rkeznek hozz�nk.
"Database abstraction, no thanks!"
Az el�ad�s �s Lukas le�r�sa magyarul is olvashat�.
Now that I have your attention I am here to tell you that the author of the session title got it all wrong. There is this myth that database abstraction is only there to be able to switch to a different RDBMS. But it can do so much more for you. Like allow you to gracefully make use of all the new toys of the latest MySQL release without sacrificing compatibility with older MySQL versions. It even allows you to easily switch to new database extensions like mysqli and the upcoming pdo extension. Even if you don't plan to ever switch your RDBMS for a given project you may still have to support different RDBMS for different customers. Abstraction can save you from a having to invest in RDBMS specific training which given the radically different database extensions in PHP can cost quite a bundle. Using an abstraction layer allows you to walk into any project using your favourite RDBMS promising your customers to be able to switch to whatever they prefer if your choice doesn't pan out in the end. Finally being able to easily escape the grips of any specific database vendor with little effort is a large token to hold in your hands. Convinced? This session will teach you the ins and outs of database abstraction in PHP. Hostile audience welcome!
Lukas Smith
Lukas Smith is a well
known contributor to the PEAR project.
Among other things he is known for the
MDB and
MDB2 database abstraction
layers and his work on the LiveUser
authentication and permission package. He is probably less know for his
work on various RDF packages
for PEAR. He is also an active contributor to the organization of the
project itself being one of the founding members of the PEAR group.
He earns his living as one of the co-owners of
BackendMedia
where he is the chief software architect. BackendMedia specializes in
network related services like intranet applicatons based on PHP.