DevCon - Day 2
The 2nd day of DevCon was largely focused on technical sessions. The two most noteworthy sessions in my mind were both from Keith Chuvala. His first session he talked about the ins and outs of the VCL - it was titled "3130 - To VCL or Not to VCL? Pathways for C++ Developers". He had an excellent delivery and did an excellent job engaging the audience. His later session he highlighed the C++ development effort for the WorldMap software app, which run on a shuttle-equiped notebook. This session was titled "2150 - CASE STUDY: Sending C++Builder Apps int Orbit - WorldMap 5.0" Great job Keith!
There were some other great sessions as well that I sat in that were non-C++ oriented. These included Vishy Kasar's session titled "2122 - Build your Own Eclipse Plug-Ins Efficiently", and Randy Miller's session titled "4110 - Designing Software Systems Through Modeling".
For the General Session, Boz Elloy had some banter with Marco Cantu and a skit focused on Software Delivery Optimization (SDO) which featured the new product called Tempo, which was acquired via the Legado acquistion. I think from a developer's stand point this General Session may have not been too interesting, but from a management perspective it was intriguing technology. BTW - at last year's BorCon in 2004 (San Jose) I had a chance to chat with Boz regarding the future of C++Builder after the infamous "C++Builder Beat The Team" event - so I thought he'd remember me this year - especially since I had something to do with the Open Community Letter, but when I bumped into him this year he acted as if he had no idea who I was - even after I mentioned my name. Let's just say, the good Lord finds ways to keep me humble (almost on a daily basis) - and this was certainly one of them.
The day ended with burger-fare, ice cream, and arcade games. Tram Chase, a colleague of mine, was amazing on the foosball tables. He and Marco Cantu, who was also pretty decent, teamed up to win big time on a few games. On the third game we switched up and Marco and I were able to be the Tram-inator and his teammate (and my other colleauge) Jerry O (but it was close!). I think next year they need to have a bonafide tournament! My bets are on Tram!
There were some other great sessions as well that I sat in that were non-C++ oriented. These included Vishy Kasar's session titled "2122 - Build your Own Eclipse Plug-Ins Efficiently", and Randy Miller's session titled "4110 - Designing Software Systems Through Modeling".
For the General Session, Boz Elloy had some banter with Marco Cantu and a skit focused on Software Delivery Optimization (SDO) which featured the new product called Tempo, which was acquired via the Legado acquistion. I think from a developer's stand point this General Session may have not been too interesting, but from a management perspective it was intriguing technology. BTW - at last year's BorCon in 2004 (San Jose) I had a chance to chat with Boz regarding the future of C++Builder after the infamous "C++Builder Beat The Team" event - so I thought he'd remember me this year - especially since I had something to do with the Open Community Letter, but when I bumped into him this year he acted as if he had no idea who I was - even after I mentioned my name. Let's just say, the good Lord finds ways to keep me humble (almost on a daily basis) - and this was certainly one of them.
The day ended with burger-fare, ice cream, and arcade games. Tram Chase, a colleague of mine, was amazing on the foosball tables. He and Marco Cantu, who was also pretty decent, teamed up to win big time on a few games. On the third game we switched up and Marco and I were able to be the Tram-inator and his teammate (and my other colleauge) Jerry O (but it was close!). I think next year they need to have a bonafide tournament! My bets are on Tram!
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