---
title: "Emma Jane Hogbin on PHP for Designers"
url: "/podcasts/drupal-voices/emma-jane-hogbin-on-php-for-designers"
type: episode
date: 2010-08-31
updated: 2014-04-09
---

# Emma Jane Hogbin on PHP for Designers

#  Emma Jane Hogbin on PHP for Designers 

  

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[Emma Jane Hobgin](https://emmajane.net/) (aka [emmajane](http://drupal.org/user/1773)) gives an overview of her DrupalCon San Francisco presentation on [PHP for Designers.](http://sf2010.drupal.org/conference/sessions/php-designers) She talks about the importance of pattern recognition and forensic coding, some helpful modules such as [Devel Themer](http://drupal.org/project/devel_themer) as well as some of the basics of Drupal theming with tpl.php files and preprocess functions within the template.php.

For more information, be sure to check out her [PHP for Designers presentation](http://sf2010.drupal.org/conference/sessions/php-designers).