Kris Wallsmith

The Art of Technical Speaking: How I Went From Code Reviewer to Conference Speaker It’s not about what you know. It’s about how you share it. Here’s the story of how I learned that lesson.

How did I went from reviewer to #speaker?

After saying “yes” to my first live #talk, it was a piece of advice from @nicolasgrekas.bsky.social, that swept away the illegitimacy I felt. I have passed on this advice, whenever I could.

Here is the whole story: alex-daubois.medium.com/the-art-of-t...

AGI next time!

This was very good 😋

Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff

Looks like a beautiful day 😎 ☀️

Who’s going to be at #SymfonyCon Amsterdam?

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Unleash the Power of Symfony Messenger Unleash the Power of Symfony Messenger - Download as a PDF or view online for free

Slides are here, if you want to check them out:

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I talked about some of the cool things we’re doing with the Messenger component at Vacatia, including nested messages and message chains.

I had a great time talking about #Symfony Messenger at SymfonyDay Chicago earlier this week!

📷 @jmikola.net

Whoa 😳

A Composer conflict declaration could protect against that… but I’m not sure we want to go down that road.

Or, imagine an optional interface introducing a breaking change (e.g. a 2.0 release). All of the classes out there that implement it optionally would break.

I get what it’s trying to solve, but what if the class implements the optional interface incorrectly? If it’s not installed, no error. If it is installed… error?

I introduced my youngest to Avenue Q today and I kind of feel like my work as a parent is done!

How are we doing this evening?

My name is Kris and I cannot sleep

SymfonyDay Chicago! live.symfony.com/2025-chicago/

Senior PHP Software Engineer Job Title: Senior PHP Software Engineer - Portland, Oregon Department: Engineering Reports To: VP of Engineering Summary: Vacatia, an innovative hospitality company reinventing the timeshare experienc...

We’re looking for a #Symfony or #Laravel developer in Portland, Oregon. Know anyone?

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Thank you for everything you do 🙏

Hermes is sleepy 💤

My wife died almost 12 years ago and I still have vivid dreams of her becoming alive again. Does anyone else experience that, with people they’ve lost? #widower #grief

Me to my therapist: I can’t tell if I’m projecting or just really wise 😭💀

I've been too doomer-y lately, need to balance it out a bit.

Did you know Brian Jacques was 47 when he wrote his first novel?

47.

And he wrote 22 more beloved and acclaimed children's novels before he passed.

There are admittedly some dreams you can age out of but creativity isn't one. Go for it

a baby is making a sad face while sitting in a chair . Alt: a baby is making a sad face while sitting in a chair

When #SymfonyCon is scheduled for Thanksgiving 😢

Hello friends 👋