I love the idea of charity workshops before conferences. It gives the presenters an opportunity to meet folks, and attendees to get some quality instruction with world-class instructors. And best of all, all the proceeds to go charity.
I'll be giving a one-day Ruby workshop on June 28 in Edinburgh, just before the Scottish Ruby Conference. You don't have to be going to the conference to attend. The suggested donation is £75, but of course you're free to donate more :)
What will we cover? Well, you'll already know Ruby, and you'll want to be digging deeper into the stuff that makes it tick. We'll look at the object model and metaprogramming, and maybe domain specific languages. We'll probably look at some libraries, and reflection, and...
Why so vague? Because for this kind of event, I'd like to make it revelant to the people who attend. I have a boatload of material, and we'll select what we look at on the day.
So, if you're in the area on Thursday, June 28, why not register? I'd lov to see you there.
Hi Dave,
I wanted to ask you about something. I don't see any place on your web page where I can contact you directly, so I'll just ask here, if that's okay.
Your book "The Pragmatic Programmer" has made a big difference to me.
I wanted to let you know that your book has given me some insights into programming that I have applied in real-world applications I develop. You've also re-enforced the decision I made years ago to make sure that learning is always a habit with my craft.
Second, I have a question. The back cover of the book says that you like to fly single-engine airplanes and pay for the habit by "finding elegant solutions to difficult problems". I wanted to ask if you can tell me anything about how I can make the leap from day-job programmer to sought-after consultant. I know that there's more to it than just programming know-how, experience, and passion. Anything you have to say would be appreciated. (Maybe it could be a blog topic.)
Posted by: Dlangdon | July 04, 2012 at 05:31 PM