Nate Abele is the lead developer of the CakePHP framework, an internationally ignored author and speaker, and has come to be known as the Johnny Cash of the PHP community. Having lived in the midwestern US and both coasts, Nate has currently taken up residence in the most desolate place on the planet: New Jersey. When not code-monkey’ing or yelling at people for “doin’ it rong,”Nate enjoys snowboarding, playing guitar, being a beach bum, and writing about himself in the third person.

Some other facts about Nate that you might not know:

• At 14, he released a video game involving martians, Barney the dinosaur, and rocket-propelled grenades.
• He was born on a Friday the 13th. This is commmonly believed to explain a few things.
• He is able to fly. While seated in an airplane.

Nate’s talks are entitled Cake PHP and the Future of PHP Development and Measuring Your Code. You won’t want to miss them!