PHP Web Development Podcast with Mathew Kimani.

PHP Back-end Developer Salary: £35,000 - £60,000 Based in Glasgow We are currently recruiting for a Back-End PHP Developer to join a unique and growing FinTech company in Glasgow. Our client is looking for an ambitious PHP Developer to join their development team and assist with a very big project coming up. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced PHP Developer to utilise their skills within a fast-paced and challenging environment, handling projects in the UK and across the USA. The ideal candidate will be extremely self-motivated and have the ability to produce and maintain high quality work whilst also complying with strict deadlines. The candidate should also have an eagerness to learn and grow on their skills & technologies. You must have: Strong knowledge and skills using PHP Extensive experience of working with Laravel, Symfony, Zend Framework and/or any other PHP framework Good understanding of HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3 Experience with SQL and database design skills Linux system administration and DevOps experience, including creating and managing clusters of servers and databases Experience with version control systems i.e. Git and Subversion Good experience of object oriented and/or procedural PHP programming Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, analysis and designing for performance, scalability and availability Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Have the ability to deal with issues ranging from front-end to back- end Benefits: £35,000 - £60,000  Holiday package Pension Scheme  Training  Progression  Great culture  Flexibility  Location: Glasgow Keywords: PHP – MySQL – JavaScript – jQuery – HTML- HTML5 – CSS – CSS3– API – WordPress – Angular – Laravel – Symfony – Zend - Node – GIT– Development – Developer  -PHP developer – Development – Software – Web applications – Web development – FinTech – Glasgow – Scotland – Web Developer LinkedIn: C2B Solutions UK Twitter: C2BSolutionsUK Please apply now as we are actively reviewing applications. C2B Solutions UK Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

In this last episode, Ashleigh will be talking about Communicating between Front end , Micro-services & IOT using NestJS. She will touch on DINO and how this may replace NodeJS. You can connect with her here; https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-simonelli-01b5a1b6/ https://colchesterdigital.org.uk/speakers/ashleigh-simonelli/     If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk      

This is a continuation of a podcast I did with Ashleigh Simonelli a few weeks back . Ashleigh works for Wi-Q technologies building Mobile ordering apps for hotels and restaurants. We will be discussing her background, how she got into PHP development and some of the reasons she is starting to looking into other languages. In this  week we will be talking about communication protocols and methodologies and what that is. You can connect with her here; https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-simonelli-01b5a1b6/ https://colchesterdigital.org.uk/speakers/ashleigh-simonelli/   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk    

Mark Bradley is a Principal Software engineer based in London UK. He has been building web applications since 2006. He has experience writing software in PHP and Go. Mark is well respected within the PHP community and has experience speaking at conferences and user groups. In this episode Mark will be discussing what imposter syndrome is and how it feels. This talk is based on both his personal experiences and those of others. By the end of it, we hope people can identify if they are suffering from imposter’s syndrome and also create a team environment that helps to combat the feeling. Mark will share some tips on how to overcome this Mark’s Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzsn8sYybN5CC5CZz51pDMw You can connect with Mark below; http://mark-bradley.net/talks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-bradley-a0ba7322/?originalSubdomain=uk   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk      

Mark Bradley is a Principal Software engineer based in London UK. He has been building web applications since 2006. He has experience writing software in PHP and Go. Mark is well respected within the PHP community and has experience speaking at conferences and user groups. In this episode, we will be covering TDD. Writing tests before you write production code can be an intimidating concept, but there is no need to be scared.During this talk we will look at the concepts of Test Driven Development and what it takes to write tests first. We will cover: – What is TDD – Why should you use TDD – How to use TDD – The Testing Pyramid, TDD cycle etc. Mark’s Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzsn8sYybN5CC5CZz51pDMw You can connect with Mark below; http://mark-bradley.net/talks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-bradley-a0ba7322/?originalSubdomain=uk If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk      

Mark Bradley is a Principal Software engineer based in London UK. He has been building web applications since 2006. He has experience writing software in PHP and Go. Mark is well respected within the PHP community and has experience speaking at conferences and user groups. Mark will be sharing his journey from  a junior developer to working for one of the most recognisable brands in the UK.  We will briefly touch on what he is currently working on, how he benefited from staying in his first development role for a period of time, some advice on retaining developers etc. This is just a warm up before diving in to talk about TDD. Mark’s Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzsn8sYybN5CC5CZz51pDMw You can connect with Mark below; http://mark-bradley.net/talks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-bradley-a0ba7322/?originalSubdomain=uk   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk      

EP#39 - NestJS In this  week we will be talking about NestJs, Ashleigh will be explaining what this is and the benefits for PHP developers using NestJS.   You can connect with her here;   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-simonelli-01b5a1b6/   https://colchesterdigital.org.uk/speakers/ashleigh-simonelli/   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk    

EP#38 Comparison between PHP & Node We have a new series and we will be speaking to Ashleigh Simonelli , we will touch on TypeScript, PHP and Node and the comparison between the two. You can connect with her here; https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-simonelli-01b5a1b6/ https://colchesterdigital.org.uk/speakers/ashleigh-simonelli/     If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk      

EP#37  PHP with Ashleigh Simonelli We have a new series and we will be speaking to Ashleigh Simonelli , Ashleigh works for Wi-Q technologies building Mobile ordering apps for hotels and restaurants. We will be discussing her background, how she got into PHP development and some of the reasons she is starting to look into other languages. In the next few weeks we will discussing PHP,TypeScript,  communication protocols, Micro services,  NestJS etc. You can connect with her here; https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-simonelli-01b5a1b6/ https://colchesterdigital.org.uk/speakers/ashleigh-simonelli/   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk        

EP#36  Why Drupal?  With Denis Usov Denis Usov is a Team Lead at ADCI Solutions, they are a design and development company specialising in high load Drupal projects. In this session we will be discussing the benefits of Drupal CMS . You can connect with Denis here; https://ru.linkedin.com/in/denis-usov-32140576   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk        

This will be our last session Marko Kunic , we will be discussing Solid Principles by Uncle Bob, we will also touch on the future of PHP.  Marko is currently a Software Engineer at Lendable and has been working professionally with PHP for several years. He enjoys doing open source and making other developers job easier, loves helping people, learning new things and reading software books.   You can connect with Marko on:   https://twitter.com/kunicmarko20 https://github.com/kunicmarko20 https://linkedin.com/in/kunicmarko20   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk    

Continuing with our recent series with Marko Kunic , we will be having a short discussion on DDD, BDD & TDD. Marko is currently a Software Engineer at Lendable and has been working professionally with PHP for several years. He enjoys doing open source and making other developers job easier, loves helping people, learning new things and reading software books.   You can connect with Marko on:   https://twitter.com/kunicmarko20 https://github.com/kunicmarko20 https://linkedin.com/in/kunicmarko20   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk    

Continuing with our recent series, we will be discussing Hexagonal Architecture with Marko Kunic who is currently a Software Engineer at Lendable. Marko has been working professionally with PHP for several years. He enjoys doing open source and making other developers job easier, loves helping people, learning new things and reading software books.     You can connect with Marko on:   https://twitter.com/kunicmarko20 https://github.com/kunicmarko20 https://linkedin.com/in/kunicmarko20   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk      

We have a new series with Marko Kunic who is currently a Software Engineer at Lendable. Marko has been working professionally with PHP for several years. He enjoys doing open source and making other developers job easier, loves helping people, learning new things and reading software books. As an introduction to this series,  he will be sharing his journey as a developer , how he got into PHP. He will share his current view with PHP, quality code , why agencies are perceived by many as “not to care about code”  and the dangers of this. You can connect with Marko Kunic on: https://twitter.com/kunicmarko20 https://github.com/kunicmarko20 https://linkedin.com/in/kunicmarko20   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk  

On this last episode on this series, we will get Raphael’s view on why he would chose Laravel over Symfony. We will also discuss React and Angular and why this has gained a lot of traction in the development world. You can connect with Rafael below; www.rafaelphp.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk    

EP#30 How developers can assure the process of remote working is simple and smooth This week we will be continuing on last week’s subject on remote working. We will be talking from developers point of view and what they can do to assure things run smoothly.   You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk         https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/

EP#29 Why are companies hesitant to offer remote working? In this session we will be discussing remote working. Rafael will be explaining why remote working sometimes benefits the company when done correctly.With the agile techniques, that should deal with the trust issue because it’s hard to hide anything. He will share some advice for companies who are considering remote working.   You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/

In this episode we will be discuss what companies can do to keep their developers. We will talk about hackathon and how this can help developers. We will discuss the importance of communication between developers and management.   You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk    

In this episode, we will be discussing the reasons why developers tend to want to move jobs. We will discuss things such as boredom, salary.  etc.  Do legacy system and in-house frameworks put off developers?  We will be discussing the friction that happens when there is a disagreement between developers and management and the balance that's needed.   You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/ If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk        

Rafael is a full stack developer who is well versed In PHP and has been in the industry for many years. We will be discussing his journey as a developer and how he became a senior developer. In this first episode, we will be covering questions surrounding progression what progression really means, how long should developers stay within companies to be able to add value, what causes developers to move on etc. You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/ If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk      

EP#25 Minds.com V/s Facebook In our last episode , Mark Harding will be talking Minds.com and how they are different from Facebook. He will also talk about the kind of people they are looking to hire.   https://www.minds.com/   You can connect with Mark here   https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-harding-43303938/   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk        

This is our 2nd last week with Mark, we will be talking about cyber security, we will touch on why this is such a big topic right now. Mark Harding will be explaining the meaning of  Encryption, tune in to hear me make a fool out of myself by saying “ensciption” instead of  “Encryption” . Mark will touch a bit more on Minds.com. https://www.minds.com/ You can connect with Mark here https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-harding-43303938/   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk    

EP#23Brief talk on React and Advice for developers looking to go to the next level… Continuing our talk with Mark Harding, we will be talking about React, it’s pro’s and cons. Mark will also be sharing his view on junior developers as well as the best approach for those who want to become polygon developers. You can connect with Mark here https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-harding-43303938/ If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk      

Todays Podcast we are joined by Mike McDonald who has been a  Senior Mental Health Practitioner for the past 30 years. He is deeply rooted in the Mental Health community and has  also been  a volunteer at  Samaritans for a number of years.  On topic for World Mental Health Day  we will be discussing  Mental Health in the work place from both a employee and employer perspective. Mike provides an in-depth look at why Mental health is such a taboo topic within working culture and gives some great insight into his experiences throughout his 30 years. We will also discuss practical steps for businesses to improve their culture around mental health and some great tools for employees to deal with the challenges of the modern working arena.    https://www.samaritans.org/ https://www.headstogether.org.uk/ https://www.mind.org.uk/ https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/ If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk    

In our new series, we will be speaking to Mark Harding, he is the  CTO of crypto social network Minds.com . Mark has nearly 10 years of experience in software development and design and holds a B.A. from the Royal Convervatoire of Scotland. We will touching on current state of  PHP, Angular as well as touch on frameworks. We will talk about deployment and what this means. Tune in next week for an in-depth conversation with Mark. You can connect with Mark here https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-harding-43303938/  

This is a continuation from last podcast on ideal CV format. There are a lot of people who against recruiters editing  CV’s before sending to clients, Mathew will be discussing his view and experience on this subject.  Should a recruiter edit your CV or Not? What you need to understand about the recruitment process and what happens when you send a CV over and why recruiters remove your contact details.

Why Laravel This week I am speaking to a champion in the Technical community. Clement  started his career as an intern and working his way up to a Technical Lead with experience leading a team. As a FullStack developer, His skills entail PHP, Symfony, Laravel, BDD,TDD, Solid Principles, Mobile development etc. You can see more on;  https://clem.io/ .For more on our PHP Jobs - Visit - Www.c2bsolutions.co.uk .  You can learn Laravel from Scratch- click here  You can see more on Advanced Laravel - click here Follow our Jobs on Instagram - click here 

Continuing from last 2 weeks, we will be discussing the importance of learning and how learning can help you progress  quickly as a developer. We will be discussing some of the factors that have contributed to Clem’s journey from an intern to a Tech Lead.

Dan is currently Head of Engineering and responsible for a number of developers. We will be discussing  the benefits for remote working? What are the disadvantages? Can this be done effectively for it to be beneficial for both the company and the employee? We will be discussing some of the issues that arise when remote working is mentioned and get Dan's view on this topic. 

Continuing from last week, we will be speaking on what companies need to do  to retain their developers. Some  companies may think throwing money at the problem will solve the problem and some times it may do, however for most companies, they want to be able to solve this long term and be cost effective as possible. We will be discussing on some things companies can do and look out for to assure they retain their developers.

Most companies have some form of testing process they require developers to do, however many times there seems to be some problems ; 1. Some tests are really easy and the questions can be copied and pasted which proves nothing if developers pass. 2. Some tests have very little to do with the day to day for the job being tested. 3.Some tests do not evaluate the true ability and at times they can be used to turn away good candidates. 4. Every environment is different and it’s hard to assess how someone actually codes unless you ask good well thought out questions as well as spending time them whilst they code etc. We will be hearing Dan’s view and advice on this topic. 

EP#17 Should Employed Developers Work On Side Projects? Many developers have side projects for different reasons, some companies really encourage it whilst others discourage it. We will be discussing on how both parties can find a middle ground as opposed to having a Yes or No approach, a middle ground which will be  beneficial for both parties.

This is another session with Dan Blows ,Currently  Head of Engineering and has held positions such as Senior developer as well as a Tech lead. Dan  has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, hiring, training and mentoring developers and many more. This is a continuation from last week, we will discussing the stereo type that developers are anti social , is this true? Dan will be sharing his experience on this subject. If this the case with you, what you can do to overcome this?

This month we will be running a new session with Dan Blows ,Currently  Head of Engineering and has held positions such as Senior Developer as well as a Tech Lead. Dan  has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, hiring, training and mentoring PHP Developers and many more. He is also currently responsible for leading a number of developers.  In this first session we will discuss his view on what defines a Senior Developer,  some of the attributes, characteristics and skills. We will be covering questions such as How important is communication skills for a Senior Developer? How many years do you need to have in order to be classed as a Senior Developer? Would contracting accelerate your journey as a Senior Developer? and many more. 

In this episode we will be discussing the benefits of having knowledge and experience with cloud, AWS, Lambda AWS etc. Dan will cover the importance of having a good grasp of how servers work and deploying your code and a good understanding of web servers.

In this episode I will cover some questions and answers I asked Dan a few months ago and I wanted to cover this as I believe it’s relevant based on some recent questions. We will cover Dan’s personal experience working with Corporates & Start ups, as well as working within an agency and the benefits & disadvantages of that.

Finishing this series, we will discuss the benefits of Mobile development skills. In a time where we use our mobiles frequently, what do developers who want to get in this field need to do?  Clem will discuss the importance of Javascript, React, VueJS in 2018 and so much more. You can visit his website on https://clem.io/.

To be on top of your game when it comes to web development best practices are key! Following last week, we will be discussing best practices when it comes to PHP web development. Clem will be talking about the importance of keeping yourself up to date and the benefit of curiosity and continuous learning.

In this episode, Mathew will be talking about CV format. Should your CV be in Word, PDF or picture format? What are the benefits of each? This will lead to a podcast on recruiters editing your CV and why this is necessary

In this episode, we will be continuing from last week discussing what it means to be a PHP Full stack developer. Can you really be very strong front end as well as back end?  Clem will be telling us what  he believes a Full stack developer really means.   If you liked this episode and want more on this topic click here: https://c2bsolutions.podbean.com/    We would love to stay connected with you   Contact us to discuss how we can help you recruit PHP Developers today!    Visit our website: www.c2bsolutions.co.uk  Call us on - 01582 965330  Email - Info@c2bsolutions.co.uk Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/php-division-c2b/ Twitter - @c2bsolutionsuk

Continuing from last week, we will be talking about TDD - Test Driven Development  & BDD - Behaviour Driven Development. What  does TDD & BDD mean and what is the importance of it?

Continuing from last week, we will be talking about what you should do as a Junior - Middleweight PHP Developer if you are hoping to learn Laravel. We will touch on the importance of learning TDD & BDD, using React and some of the other latest front end technologies.

Following our last week’s podcast with Clem, this week we will be asking more questions about Laravel. What will happen  to Laravel?  We have seen popular frameworks such as Zend move lower in the ratings , will the same thing happen to Laravel? Why do we think it will be around in the next few years?. 

This week I have the pleasure of speaking to Dan Blows ,Currently a tech lead, he has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, training and mentoring junior developers and many more. He will cover why mentoring is key to becoming a great PHP developer. He will be advising Junior & Middleweight PHP developers  on the importance of mentoring and the part it plays to help you become a better PHP developer.  PHP development is hard and Dan gives advice to Junior & Middleweight PHP developers on how they can progress in their career by focusing on growing their skills.

This week I have the pleasure of speaking to Dan Blows ,Currently a tech lead, he has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, training and mentoring junior developers and many more. Dan will be speaking about his journey to becoming a Tech Lead - From a person that never went to university , the importance of being a self starter, having passion for development and using your personal time to grow as a developer. Dan will share his inspiring story on how he has become one of the highly sort out PHP developers & Tech Lead.

Dan is currently Head of Engineering and responsible for a number of developers. We will be discussing  the benefits for remote working? What are the disadvantages? Can this be done effectively for it to be beneficial for both the company and the employee? We will be discussing some of the issues that arise when remote working is mentioned and get Dan's view on this topic. 

This week I have the pleasure of speaking to Dan Blows ,Currently a tech lead, he has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, training and mentoring junior developers and many more. Dan will be answering questions such as why Symfony?  For a PHP developer who’s coming into development, would he recommend them to learn symphony and Laravel? Some of the biggest companies in the UK are they using Symfony ?  Security with the Laravel and Symfony framework? Advice for PHP developers who want to get into Symfony or work into a Symfony environment. What is the future of Symfony?. He will have some advice for companies who may want to hire PHP developers without Symfony experience and what they should look out for.

In this week's episode, Mathew covers current PHP statistics. He will hightlight why developing relationships with good agencies is key to finding good jobs and especially contract and remote jobs.  Please subscribe, rate, and review and follow us on social media.

  Most companies have some form of testing process they require developers to do, however many times there seems to be some problems ; 1. Some tests are really easy and the questions can be copied and pasted which proves nothing if developers pass. 2. Some tests have very little to do with the day to day for the job being tested. 3.Some tests do not evaluate the true ability and at times they can be used to turn away good candidates. 4. Every environment is different and it’s hard to assess how someone actually codes unless you ask good well thought out questions as well as spending time them whilst they code etc. We will be hearing Dan’s view and advice on this topic. 

EP#17 Should Employed Developers Work On Side Projects? Many developers have side projects for different reasons, some companies really encourage it whilst others discourage it. We will be discussing on how both parties can find a middle ground as opposed to having a Yes or No approach, a middle ground which will be  beneficial for both parties.

This is another session with Dan Blows ,Currently  Head of Engineering and has held positions such as Senior developer as well as a Tech lead. Dan  has done some really cool stuff, he's in the top 3% on stack overflow, in the top 10% of PHP developers in Europe, speaking at meet ups , spoke in the European conference in front of 100's of people, hiring, training and mentoring developers and many more. This is a continuation from last week, we will discussing the stereo type that developers are anti social , is this true? Dan will be sharing his experience on this subject. If this the case with you, what you can do to overcome this?