No 'real' conference would ever think of including two such wildly different topics on the same agenda. But in fact, it works really well to have such an eclectic mix. Everyone in the room is there because they want to be.

Java and PHP compete at some level and I think it's great,

We're rebuilding our Web site at Eclipse.org and we're using PHP,

Can open source IDEs coexist with commercial IDEs? The answer is most emphatically 'Yes.' We feel that Eclipse is providing the building blocks for creating IDEs,

I think going into State you'd like to be a conference champ and higher seed so you could have that easier first round game.

I think the fact that there was going to be lot of new things for me - new teammates, a new situation, everything. I wanted to get to know our hitting coach so I can establish my routine. Ultimately, six months of the season are a lot more important than three weeks.