http://crisscott.com/2006/11/02/zendcon-06/ PHP-GTK tips, samples, and help. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://crisscott.com/2006/11/02/zendcon-06/#comment-5711 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:05:52 +0000 http://crisscott.com/2006/11/02/zendcon-06/#comment-5711 [...] It’s a little jealousy-inducing to see the guy who sits behind you at work signing copies of his book after giving a talk at a major nerd conference. Scott’s presentation, Consuming Web Services with PHP-GTK 2, was a success. Attendees asked a number of questions, and the collective OnForce ego swelled as swarm of admirers and interested PHP tinkerers overtook Scott as he came off the stage. My own take on the presentation was: I can’t believe how easy it is to make desktop applications with PHP-GTK. Scott pointed to a number of reasons why the desktop might be a better environment than the web for some applications, notably the fact that a desktop application doesn’t come with all the ‘distractions of the web’. I see his point! Especially when a task is repetitive, doing that task in a web browser environment inevitably leads to Friendster or a web mail inbox. A desktop application provides a little extra ‘focus’ for your workers. Plus, since all of the GUI elements on the desktop are standardized, you can actually build more functionality in less time with PHP-GTK. You can view the slides of Scott’s presentation and learn a lot more about PHP-GTK at Scott’s blog. [...] […] It’s a little jealousy-inducing to see the guy who sits behind you at work signing copies of his book after giving a talk at a major nerd conference. Scott’s presentation, Consuming Web Services with PHP-GTK 2, was a success. Attendees asked a number of questions, and the collective OnForce ego swelled as swarm of admirers and interested PHP tinkerers overtook Scott as he came off the stage. My own take on the presentation was: I can’t believe how easy it is to make desktop applications with PHP-GTK. Scott pointed to a number of reasons why the desktop might be a better environment than the web for some applications, notably the fact that a desktop application doesn’t come with all the ‘distractions of the web’. I see his point! Especially when a task is repetitive, doing that task in a web browser environment inevitably leads to Friendster or a web mail inbox. A desktop application provides a little extra ‘focus’ for your workers. Plus, since all of the GUI elements on the desktop are standardized, you can actually build more functionality in less time with PHP-GTK. You can view the slides of Scott’s presentation and learn a lot more about PHP-GTK at Scott’s blog. […]

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