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Next week, on Tuesday, May 20, we're holding a 1-day open spaces event at SRT Solutions. The theme is Software Engineering Tools. The participants will define the topics for discussion, but we think that people might want to talk about version control...
Today, I had the pleasure to attend ArbCamp , an Open Spaces event that was held in the Ann Arbor area (at Washtenaw Community College). Over 100 people showed up. This event was incredibly well organized and, as with all of the Open Spaces events I've...
If you're planning to attend our Suits & Geeks event, today is the early bird deadline. To get the $99 rate, you must be registered today. Tomorrow, the price goes up to $125. I'm really hoping that people sign up well before the last minute...
SRT is hosting an Open Spaces event at Automation Alley in Troy next month. Suits & Geeks; Bridging the Business/Technology Gap, will be held on Tuesday, November 6 from 9 am-4:30 at Automation Alley headquarters. Postcards to Automation Alley members...
Upcoming Events Outside of Michigan Anyone who has read this blog knows that I am a huge fan of Open Spaces events. In particular, I've really enjoyed the Open Spaces events that Bruce Eckel has offered, in Crested Butte, Colorado. In about a week...
July 20-21 Carlus Henry let me know that BarCamp Grand Rapids is being held this weekend. It definitely looks like a good time. Even if you can't make it to the BarCamp, the site has some great links about what a BarCamp is and how it's organized...
This has been an interesting day so far. There were a lot of interesting topics, and the speakers were very knowledgeable (and all have very cool jobs). Unfortunately, I have been spoiled by the Open Spaces conferences that I have attended. While many...
If you’ve been planning to attend the User Interface Smackdown 2007 event to explore GWT, Flex, and WPF, today is the last day to get early bird pricing. At close of business today, we’ll be updating the pricing, so if you’ve been planning...
Filed under: Microsoft, Open Spaces, SRT Solutions, Flex, Adobe, user interface, WPF, GWT, James Ward, Smackdown, Google checkout
No, you didn't stumble on Bill's blog accidentally. Really, I'm going to Redmond! I’m heading off to Redmond on Sunday. Yes, Redmond. No, I do not typically develop on the Microsoft platform (at least not recently), but that’s...
My friend and fellow Open Spaces advocate, Barry Hawkins, is helping to organize an Open Spaces event for Java in Atlanta . Barry has been at several of the Open Spaces events that I’ve attended, including the most recent Java Posse Roundup. Barry...
Explore Google's GWT, Adobe's Flex, and Microsoft's WPF for creating user interfaces Registration is now open for the User Interface Smackdown 2007 , being held April 4, 2007 at the Ann Arbor ITZone (Spark Central). The user interface toolkits...
Filed under: Microsoft, software, Bruce Eckel, Open Spaces, SRT Solutions, Dianne Marsh, Bill Wagner, Flex, Adobe, WPF, Google, GWT, James Ward
Thursday, March 8 By Thursday, people were really getting the knack of open spaces conferences. Those who had held back in earlier days were right in the thick of things at this point. People were resisting the urge to lecture, and getting into the collaborative...
Well, the CodeMash conference has come and gone. Ah, all of that planning and now it’s over. How will I spend my days if I don’t have to help plan and publicize this event? Maybe I’ll actually get some work done (and see my kids)! The...
Filed under: Java, .NET, Bruce Eckel, TurboGears, Python, Open Spaces, PHP, Scott Guthrie, Neal Ford, CodeMash, conference, poppendieck, Kalahari, Jay Pipes, google group, Agile, Flex, Barry Hawkins, community, Adobe
Some kind of event in Crested Butte, CO, July 18-21 Bruce Eckel was going to do a “Thinking in Java” Open Spaces conference in Crested Butte, CO in July, but interest (or at least enrollment) didn’t seem to be there. After a flurry of...
Filed under: Java, tools, Crested Butte, Bruce Eckel, TurboGears, Ruby on Rails, Python, Eckel, Open Spaces, productivity, Twisted