A chance to learn from and network with the cream of the EEUK community. Over 80 delegates came together for the UK’s first ever national ExpressionEngine conference, at the stunning Manchester Town Hall on August 26, 2011. Featuring guest speakers…
Opening message from Ian Ebden |
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Joel Bradbury101 Ways to Skin a Cat : Design Patterns in EEEE's core attraction is it's flexibility. It gives developers the power to alternately level mountains and shoot themselves in the face. To minimize the pain we pour our own design patterns into the cracks. From naming systems to data structure conventions. There's no hard and fast right or wrong way to build sites, but there are some definite pitfalls.
We'll go through some of the design patterns in use today, their popularity, their specific strengths and weaknesses, which to avoid, and how you can twist them to fit your needs. |
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John Henry DonovanFaceted Navigation Techniques in ExpressionEngine
John Henry is a freelance, Irish based web developer who is fanatical about ExpressionEngine, so much so he divides his day between being a Technical Support Specialist for EllisLab and client work. |
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Leslie FlingerFreelancing as an EE Developer: Tools of Success
Leslie is former front end developer and Director of Marketing at EllisLab in Seattle. She now works as a full time freelance developer and ExpressionEngine evangelist. |
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Stephen LewisCommercial Add–on Development for ClientsWhen not blogging erratically, or courting abuse for his add-on pricing, Stephen spends most of his time writing add-ons for private clients. In this talk, Stephen shares some of the hard-earned knowledge he has acquired over several years of whoring out his add–on development skills.
Highlights include tips on the right way to start an add–on development project, hints for clearly defining the project scope, and strategies for tolerating Matthew Weinberg. |
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Lodewijk SchutteParse Order Pro
Learn the intricacies of EE's templating system and its parse order. Simple vs. Advanced conditionals, Plugin vs. Module tags, Global Variables vs. Snippets, and more. Learn to circumvent problems with the help of cunning code and add–ons. A true Parse Order Pro will create lean, mean, optimised templates that scale. |
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Carl CrawleyOptimus PrimEEr: Setting up the Optimal EE Configuration
Carl is Managing Director of EE Technology Studio 'Made by Hippo', an EE Pro, addon developer and advocate of all things ExpressionEngine. As well as building ExpressionEngine sites of all sizes for clients all around the world, Hippo is UK Development Partners with BrilliantRetail, eCommerce for EE. |
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Garrett WinderGoing Mobile
Garrett is a front end developer at Erskine Design. He'll be sharing tips, techniques and tactics for handing mobile or alternative versions of sites in EE. |
Closing message from Ian Ebden |
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AfterPartEE sponsored by Pixel & Tonic |
Manchester — birthplace of the computer — is the perfect location for EEUK; and what better venue than the stunning Victorian Gothic masterpiece Manchester Town Hall.
Enter via the impressive main entrance on Albert Square and report to reception, where you'll be directed up to EEUK for coffee and registration. If you have difficulty with stairs you may need to use the ramp entrance on Lloyd Street.
Parking in the city centre is limited and expensive, so we would recommend using public transport. If you are driving you can use the postcode M2 5DB in your Sat Nav. There are a number of NCP car parks close by.
Hop on a Metrolink tram from Piccadilly, Victoria or Deansgate station to St Peter's Square (5 mins). Walk around the Town Hall to the front entrance on Albert Square.
Manchester Town Hall is right in the center of Manchester's free public WiFi zone. The Town Hall also has its' own high speed WiFi available for our use on the day.
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