What are design patterns and why should I care to learn about them in PHP? A simple question, but one that often gets answered with dry, hard-to-relate scenarios that look ripped from a Java or C# book.

The key to understanding design patterns in PHP is to approach them from practical examples: how do I model a database in PHP? How do I minimize the resource usage for my database connections? How do I create flexible logging infrastructures? These practical questions (and more) can all be more easily tackled with design patterns.

This short but intense talk will discuss:

• What are Design Patterns?
• Why should I care?
• Embracing patterns alongside PHP idioms.
• 10 patterns you won't ever want to leave you again.