i was in National Service (1996-1998) • Studied History and Political Science in NUS (1998-2001) • Taught myself web design • Worked part time as a web designer (HTML, CSS)
university • Joined a digital agency in 2006 (Comwerks Interactive) • Started the Singapore PHP User Group in 2006 • Organised the first PHP Conference Asia in 2015
(2012) • Worked as a Software Engineer / Consultant: • Neo Innovation Inc. in March 2014 • Pivotal Labs in Feb 2016 • Singapore Power (Digital Technologies) in Aug 2016
a collection of CGI scripts written in C • In 1997, Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski of Tel Aviv, Israel started a complete rewrite of the parser - first steps to becoming a real language • Released PHP 3 in 1998 - Changed meaning to “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor” • Currently version PHP 7.1
find out how things work • Learn about Web Technologies (PHP is a good starting point) • Learn about Mobile App Development (iOS, Android) • Learn other programming languages • Develop a product mindset
is a very important language to learn OOP concepts! So put effort in it! I used to think Java is crap in Poly, but then I realised the benefit of OOP and how Java does it in Uni/ work and realised it is important!” Lester Chan Singapore Polytechnic (2001 - 2004) Head of Engineering at Tech In Asia
helped me understand tech a lot more. Also, taking interests in building useful projects can help spur greater interests in what we do. When we see projects getting used, it reinforces our learning.” Sam Mauris Yong Ngee Ann Poly (2009 - 2011) Undergraduate at NUS School of Computing
products are build • More experience, can give better advice to business owner • Understand limitations & improve your BS detector • Be able to recommend better user experiences
to connect, share, contribute, mentor and learn from each other. • We want to empower the next generation of women in technology through fun, informal and interactive activities.