There is a lot of buzz about LINQ right now, but I have to admit I haven't been following it as closely as I would normally have done, it being such key technology for the future. And what is the reason for this? Well, I will be hanging out with Erik Meijer in person next week and what could be better than hearing about something from the horse's mouth? To quote one of the attendees: "How the hell did you get Erik to come? And he's staying for more than a day? A whole week? How the..." Well, you get the picture...
As for the speakers for Expo-C, they aren't just smart, they are nice too! I mean, just take a look at what Dan North wrote about me (erm, huge blush) at the Expo-C blog, without being threatened that much at all!
Dan North:
Whenever I'm around acclaimed author and software practitioner Jimmy Nilsson, I find myself exposed to new ideas. Software ideas, architecture ideas, design ideas, process ideas. And not just from Jimmy. To paraphrase Terry Pratchett, he seems to be a cause of ideas in other people.
Jimmy has earned himself the nickname "the Aggregator". He manages to bring people together and provoke interesting discussions. I spent a few days with Jimmy at the Software Architecture Workshop in Cortina recently. The SAW started life as a gathering of like-minded individuals in Crested Butte in the US. Jimmy decided to import the idea into Europe and he set up the first two European SAWs before handing on the baton this year.
I am very much looking forward to seeing Jimmy again in Sweden in a few weeks. No doubt he will be busy aggregating - as well as contributing to - some interesting discussions.
How nice can a guy be?
However, I have to admit that I'm a bit worried about the number of pubs in Karlskrona for this geek fest. Hey, it's a tiny town! On the other hand, as long as there is at least one (and of course there are several), I'm sure we will have a great time after the conference days as well!
:D
If you have only just realized that you simply can't miss this event, I think there are still some seats available... Check with Anki and Magnus. C U next week!
:-)