I'm off to the DC Devscovery conference tonight along with Darrell and many other WeProgram.Netters. It should be a good time (assuming we arrive alive since Brian “Andretti” Lamprecht is driving!) -- all .Net from 9 am - 4:30 PM Tues-Thurs, and they even include lunch for the attendees. Hopefully, it's not just movie theatre hot pretzels and popcorn; this conference is following the trend of holding events at movie theatres instead of the much pricier convention centers. I'm sure I'll like the high-backed seats better than the folding chairs I've seen at some events!
It's a very thought provoking read and I'm curious to see what others think (I know Brendan picked up a copy). Here is one of my favorite quotes from the book:
“Training is of limited benefit when it comes to solving the really big problems in software engineering.“
Training, of course, plays an important role but only communicates syntax, lexical structure of a language, and how to solve specific problems; the “big problems“ aren't addressed through training but are more a matter of thinking.
We're planning a Coding Slave BOF for Sunday night at TechEd; I think Rory is the point man on this (based on a tangle of emails and blog comments, this link is the main one). If you want details, just let me know and I'll see about disseminating them once they're finalized!
Happy .Netting!