Speaker: Andrew WoodA good rule of thumb is: if you have to do something more than 5 times, automate it. What are the things that you do everyday when you’re developing software? I’ll discuss some approaches for customizing your environment for increased effectiveness. As developers, we use systems to leverage our efforts. It’s why we use thing like mvc frameworks and content management systems. The tools we use to craft them are powerful. The command line and your IDE are two essential tools for any developer. Learning how to customizing them, to fit the way you work, will help you become more effective. The focus will be on Bash and Vim, but you’ll be able to the concepts to other shells and IDEs.

Tags: php,automation