Davey Shafik is a full-time developer with over 14 years of experience in PHP and related technologies. He has long been a prominent member of the PHP community and has written three books, numerous articles, and spoken at conferences the world over. He is best known as the creator of PHP Archive (PHAR) for PHP 5.3.
Davey is passionate about improving the tech community. He co-organizes the Prompt initiative (prompt.engineyard.com), dedicated to lifting the stigma surrounding mental health discussions, and has worked with PHPWomen since its inception.