A Moment To Reflect
Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:25:14 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)
This post is a little over due, but it's been on my mind. I realize these days that I'm spending more time trying to think of good posts rather then just writing out posts. I'm not sure which style I favor. I find it actually helpful to flush out ideas from my head on a daily basis so that I can clear my mind and move on.
To the point... last weekend at the Edmonton Code Camp was awesome! I'm not sure how else to describe it... Up in Edmonton I got the sense that the members of the Edmonton .NET User Group truly understand the concept of "community". It truly felt like a "community." I met so many passionate software dev's that really cared about helping the community grow and get better. It seemed like everyone had the same goal and was working towards that.
I had the great privilege of meeting Mr. Justice Gray in person, who not only bought me lunch but introduced me to several of his peers. He gave me some very helpful advice to guide me in my career. The great knowledge learned from his shared experience is invaluable. Thank you for making me feel at home Mr. Justice!
Earlier in the week I had been spiking how to automate a click once deployment using NAnt and came across this post by Mr. Neil Bourgeois. Coincidentally Mr. Neil just so happened to be at the Edmonton Code Camp, and also gave a presentation. I was taken back by how kind and humble he acted. When I found out he was an ex-thought worker, I was immediately froze up in fear. Why? I don't know... He was just very genuinely caring and seemed to want to help further if he could. I surely hope that I can be as humble as he, when I'm that talented!
Mr. Anand, was very quiet much like myself. He seemed very thoughtful and it was interesting to see the relationship between him and Justice. They seem to genuinely care about each others as peers. I sure hope to get to know you better in the future good sir!
It was kind of cool when I bumped in to Steven Rockarts and he knew my name. Kind of weird, but I imagine he must feel the same way. It's great how you can get a feel for people by reading their writing, and blogging tends to make it much easier to connect with people.
I feel like I'm name dropping here a bit, so I will wrap this up. I really enjoyed my day at the Edmonton Code Camp, I found the presentations very informative and found the hallway chats even more amusing. It's great to see that a .NET community can come together the way the Edmug one has. Hopefully as a group we can start to shift the way that software is built here in Alberta.
