Comments on: WDS Day One: Recap-o-rama! http://www.madwebskills.net/2008/09/29/wds-day-one-recap-o-rama/ Michael McCorry runs Mad Web Skills, a progressive, standards-based web design and development firm covering Melbourne, Shepparton and pretty much anywhere else. His blog covers standards-based web design and development news, reviews, techniques and projects. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:52:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Michael McCorry http://www.madwebskills.net/2008/09/29/wds-day-one-recap-o-rama/comment-page-1/#comment-13396 Michael McCorry Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:50:10 +0000 http://www.madwebskills.net/?p=64#comment-13396 @Gary: Yep, the sexy typography was pretty standard tutorial fare. I found the best sessions over the past few years were the ones that taught you stuff you couldn't learn from a textbook such as first-hand experiences from those who have helped shape the web into what it is today or who have taken a leap into largely-unfamiliar territory and lived to tell the tale. Personally, I don't think the problem was with the calibre of speaker, as they were all track-proven experts. I just think that over the years Web Directions has built and attracted a higher calibre of attendee. We all know the "how" and most of us know the "why". We just need to work out "what" we can do with it. As for "value for money", well my trip was all paid for by my full-time employer, so luckily the value-money-ratio was spot-on for me. The social aspect is also very valuable to me, living in country Victoria, so its good to catch up with peeps I met at previous years, plus meeting new folk, some I'd previously only known through their blogs, so that was great. @Gary: Yep, the sexy typography was pretty standard tutorial fare. I found the best sessions over the past few years were the ones that taught you stuff you couldn’t learn from a textbook such as first-hand experiences from those who have helped shape the web into what it is today or who have taken a leap into largely-unfamiliar territory and lived to tell the tale. Personally, I don’t think the problem was with the calibre of speaker, as they were all track-proven experts. I just think that over the years Web Directions has built and attracted a higher calibre of attendee. We all know the “how” and most of us know the “why”. We just need to work out “what” we can do with it. As for “value for money”, well my trip was all paid for by my full-time employer, so luckily the value-money-ratio was spot-on for me. The social aspect is also very valuable to me, living in country Victoria, so its good to catch up with peeps I met at previous years, plus meeting new folk, some I’d previously only known through their blogs, so that was great.

]]> By: Gary Barber http://www.madwebskills.net/2008/09/29/wds-day-one-recap-o-rama/comment-page-1/#comment-13394 Gary Barber Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:32:31 +0000 http://www.madwebskills.net/?p=64#comment-13394 Yeap I too left the Javascript shoot out for the promise of sexy typography with Jeff Croft. Wish I had stayed with the Javascript. That'll teach me. I found that day one was very lack luster. At times just a little average, maybe I just picked the wrong sessions. Not that I hated the sessions just some of the speakers who should have been better where a little lame imho. Be interesting to see if you think WDS08 Day one was value for money. Yeap I too left the Javascript shoot out for the promise of sexy typography with Jeff Croft. Wish I had stayed with the Javascript. That’ll teach me. I found that day one was very lack luster. At times just a little average, maybe I just picked the wrong sessions. Not that I hated the sessions just some of the speakers who should have been better where a little lame imho. Be interesting to see if you think WDS08 Day one was value for money.

]]> By: Michael McCorry http://www.madwebskills.net/2008/09/29/wds-day-one-recap-o-rama/comment-page-1/#comment-13389 Michael McCorry Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:10:50 +0000 http://www.madwebskills.net/?p=64#comment-13389 @Cam: Thanks for that, dude. I knew it was something like that. I'm surprised I remembered it as well as I did. Tim only had the slide up there for a short while. @Kay: Yeah, you session was really good. I've been in the same situation you were in, but have not yet made the leap into working for myself full time. I guess I'm in a pretty good spot at the moment, but your talk made a lot of good points should I decide to go all out and take the plunge. I'm hoping that eventually there's a YouTube vid of the rest of the Javascript panel :) @Cam: Thanks for that, dude. I knew it was something like that. I’m surprised I remembered it as well as I did. Tim only had the slide up there for a short while.

@Kay: Yeah, you session was really good. I’ve been in the same situation you were in, but have not yet made the leap into working for myself full time. I guess I’m in a pretty good spot at the moment, but your talk made a lot of good points should I decide to go all out and take the plunge.

I’m hoping that eventually there’s a YouTube vid of the rest of the Javascript panel :)

]]> By: Kay Smoljak http://www.madwebskills.net/2008/09/29/wds-day-one-recap-o-rama/comment-page-1/#comment-13384 Kay Smoljak Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:09:39 +0000 http://www.madwebskills.net/?p=64#comment-13384 Hey cool, you came to my session :) I too left halfway through "Learning to Love Javascript Libraries" to see Jeff Croft, but I wish I'd stayed because I heard Cam's drum machine was a sight to behold! Hey cool, you came to my session :)

I too left halfway through “Learning to Love Javascript Libraries” to see Jeff Croft, but I wish I’d stayed because I heard Cam’s drum machine was a sight to behold!

]]> By: Campbell http://www.madwebskills.net/2008/09/29/wds-day-one-recap-o-rama/comment-page-1/#comment-13383 Campbell Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:46:04 +0000 http://www.madwebskills.net/?p=64#comment-13383 SHITDANGS = Super High Internet Technology Devices And Next Generatio Systems. SHITDANGS = Super High Internet Technology Devices And Next Generatio Systems.

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