So far, this has been easily the best conference I’ve attended since LL1. Serious nerd-ery, great hallway-track conversations, and a single track of talks limited to 30 minutes have made for a very desirable signal-to-noise ratio.
Nick Sieger’s talk on jazz and programming was the highlight of today’s talks, at least for me, but the overall level of presentation was pretty damn good.
The continuing flow of excellent food + free drinks hasn’t dampened anyone’s spirits as far as I can tell, either.
That being said, I am more than a little disappointed that I’ll be missing FOSCON. For those who haven’t had the pleasure, and have any chance of being in the Portland area next Wednesday night, I can’t recommend it highly enough. In my experience, it manages to pack about 50% of the awesomeness of a two-day conference like RubyFringe into a mere three hours, and does so with a singularly “Portland DIY” attitude.
Perhaps there’s an opportunity to bring the two events closer together next year?
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