Linked by Kroc Camen on Sat 27th Dec 2008 20:52 UTC
Dave Thomas, programming book author and Ruby evangelist presented the keynote at RailsConf2008; "There's a sound that no presenter wants to hear, and that's dead silence. And that's what greeted me when I made a suggestion in my RubyConf keynote [...]. I think by the end of the talk, though, most people were convinced." This is one of the best programming topic presentations I have ever seen. Even if you've never written a line of Ruby, you'll find it perfectly clear-and enjoyable. Watch, and then "read more" for Kroc's personal commentary on the issues raised.
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Last year's PyCon events were made available for public download. For all the good it did. Every event was recorded from the back of the (large, echo-filled) conference room. Understanding even a portion of the words the speaker was saying was a continous strain to the ear and brain. And the slides are far too blurry to read, so they don't help. It reminded me a bit of Charlie Brown's school room: "Wah wah waaaaaah wah wah waaah wah". Obviously the teacher is saying something but you have no idea what.