The time is now, can you feel it??  View this email in your browser CakeFest 2017 NYC Schedule Announced! The final speaker schedule for our annual CakePHP conference has been released, and it's going to be a good one! With topics from CakePHP in a containerized environment to realtime PHP using websockets and building for a Million Transactions Per Hour, CakeFest 2017 promises to be a jam-packed, knowledge-filled and tasty conference! With 55 days and a limited amount of tickets available, we hope to see you there!  Did we mention? Besides the incredible line up this year, we have a few more secret surprises that exclusive to attendees of CakeFest this year! @PhpNut has been baking away and has a tasty treat that you wouldn't want to miss... One last thing! If you are booking as a group of more than 3, why not send me a mail and I can get your booking sorted - with a group discount! Until next time!                                                                                                                       Megan                                                                                                                       Community Manager                                                                                                                                      Useful Projects, Tools and Libraries Take time to check out these (Do you have any other recommendations? Share them with us!) Chronos A standalone DateTime library originally based off of Carbon CakePHP Authentication PSR7 Middleware authentication stack. CakePHP IDE Helper An IDE Helper plugin for CakePHP CakeDC Users Plugin A Users Plugin for CakePHP Official CakePHP 3 Training - 20th April, 4pm GMT In this session we cover the framework (MVC) concepts and start configuring a development environment from scratch to build a CakePHP sample application, discussing best practices in a workshop style 5h training session.  Sign up today! We are currently working out the logistics for streaming #CakeFest 2017 this year. If you are interested in co-sponsoring the streaming contact us   Latest CakePHP Releases! 3.4.5 and 3.3.16 3.4.5 is a maintenance release while 3.3.16 contains a fix that resolves an issue created by one of the packages CakePHP relies on. 2.9.7 This is a maintenance release for the 2.9 branch that fixes several community reported issues. We know things change, if you are no longer interested unsubscribe here Want to be more involved in the community?  Here's how ... User Support  Education and Training Marketing and Evangelism Contributing Code Testing and Quality Assurance Documentation Translations Find out more or mail us to get involved today!   Copyright ©  2017 Cake Software Foundation, Inc.,  All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list