The Professional Ruby Conference in Boston was maybe my favorite conference yet. I really dug the intimate feel. And the single-track approach gave all attendees a common thread to engage around. It was also my first big-time talk. Rock on.
Photo credit: Sebastian Delmont
The best part for me was seeing how one little slide at the end of my talk can make all the difference. I showed the Ruby community some love, and it came back to me many times over. It makes me feel, I dunno... vital, alive and, well, human to be a part of such a progressive, smart community. That's what I think most of us want, in the end: to engage with kick-ass people, advance the state-of-the-art, and have a blast while doing so. Thanks to everyone at the conference, and in the community, for making that a reality.
And thanks to Barbara, Debra, Olivia and people I don't even know about for organizing a great conference. Here's to the next one!
Other coverage:
- Slides from my talk
- Great overall coverage from Liana Leahy's blog
- I can't believe Nick Quaranto blogged the whole thing
- Nick's blog entry on my talk... Testing as Communication: Real-World Techniques
- And great pics from Sebastian Delmont
- Of course Obie: Live from Pro Rubyconf '08 / SMACKDOWN
- Send any remaining love to my Working with Rails page ;)
1 comments:
Another message from Phil. Just thought you'd like to see a (1) in that comments section. Glad your conference went well and you met some cool people. Sorry this posting isn't from one of them. Schmaltzy tone should let you know who this is from. Peace.
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