6/2/2009 9:38:00 PM
Portland Code Camp 2009 was a most excellent event. If you were there, you know what I mean -if you missed it, then you really missed out on some excellent speakers and presentations. The Reed College Campus was open and inviting, and the schedule provided something for almost every interest. At Portland Code Camp 2009, 412 folks attended the sessions of their choice. Heard during the day where comments such as "awesome", "exciting", "I didn't know Portland had so much talent." Sent in by email, were comments such as "I was very impressed with Portland Code Camp!", or
I just wanted to take a moment to thank the organizers, speakers and other volunteers for making this year's code camp such a success. All of the speakers were not only well versed in their topics but also seemed very excited about sharing their knowledge. Having just moved to Portland 9 months ago, I feel very fortunate that the developer community is so open and knowledgable.
We, the Portland Code Camp Planning committee, wish to thank each Participant, Speaker, and Sponsor for making this year's Portland Code Camp a success!
| | Adron Hall | Dennis Parks | Larry Guger | Rich Claussen |
| | Arnie Rowland | Jeremy Anderson | Lee Williamson | Rob Boek |
| | Beth Murray | Josh Wisely | Patrick Cauldwell | Shaun McArvey |
| | Dan Behlings | Kelly White | Rhonda Johnson | Stuart Celarier |
Congratulations to the Portland Code Camp Prize Winners
| Early Bird | Scott Townsend | Software and Training Bundle |
| Game On | Wes Shults | XBox 360 |
| | Adam Arndt | XBox 360 |
| Summer's Here, Now What | Bob Uva | 3 Month Cinetopia Pass |
| Tired Dog | Chris Schenk | Software and Training Bundle |
| Silverlight Training Package | Jonathan Hornberger | 3 Day Silverlight Training |
| Visual Studio Team System | Patrick Timlick | Team Suite |
| Microsoft Zune | Dee Townsend | 80 GB Black |
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| AIVEA | Douglas Rauh | Sharepoint Training |
| EdgeLink | Erik Johnannes | $100 Amazon gift certificate |
And for being the person making the 600th registration, Dennis Dietrich, who did not get to go to TechEd this year, was presented a TechEd 2009 computer travel bag.
5/27/2009 2:17:00 AM
When the press was making a lot of hullabaloo over the H1N1 virus outbreak, especially in Mexico, a local Portland family had to make a difficult decision -Go or No Go for their vacation plans. Fortunately for us, the Hanselman family decided to cancel their trip and stay in Portland. Scott Hanselman will be presenting at Portland Code Camp again this year. If you have never had an opportunity to hear Scott, you are in for a pleasure.
Scott will be enthralling the audience with his tales of .NET 4 and Windows 7. He promises some very interesting insights and tips. You will not need a second cup of coffee to stay awake during Scott's session!
If you have not noticed, a preliminary schedule has been posted on the website. You can download a copy here. PLEASE NOTE: The Final schedule will be posted by 10:00 PM Thursday evening (May 28th). Sessions may be shifted around to accomodate presenters' travel schedules, as well as better distribute content throughout the day.
We are using the [RSVP] button to determine how much food to order. Please check your status. In this case, RSVP means “Include me for Lunch!”
5/23/2009 7:54:00 PM
Registration starts at 8:00 AM and the opening session begins at 8:30. At the conclusion of the opening session, there will be a drawing for the Early Bird door prize. We put a lot of eggs in one basket, one GREAT prize, one VERY lucky winner!
Then there will be two sessions in the morning, one at 9:00 AM, followed by a coffee and snack break, and the second session at 10:45 AM.
Throughout the day, in the sessions, attendees may earn books, t-shirts, water bottles, and other interesting swag just for being actively involved. Ask questions, offer experiences and insights, and generally help to expand the discussions. Remember, the real value to be gained from the sessions is a combination of what the presenter brings, mixed up with the audience, and how you put the information to your own use.
Lunch is provided at noon, and during the lunch there will be a presentation from the winning team of the Oregon Game Project Challenge - File Not Found, from Jesuit High School. You MUST see what these high school folks can do -after all, they're the ones that will be eating your lunch sooner than you can imagine. After the presentation, we will also have a drawing for the Game On door prize -an XBox 360, generously provided by the Microsoft TechNet product team.
There will be three afternoon sessions with brief breaks between. Then at 5:45 PM, we will have the closing session, and there will be a drawing for the Tired Dog door prize. Again, similar to the opening session, there will be a lot of eggs in one basket, and one GREAT prize, and one very happy winner!
But wait, wait, there's more! Let me tell you about … Stay tuned
5/22/2009 9:38:00 AM
Come to the Portland Code Camp 2009 to hear how other folks are exploring, and perhaps extending, your favorite programming language. Or come to learn more about a language you have heard about and want to explore. Or just come to surround yourself an epicurean polyglot of tongue-twisting, mind-minding, paradigm-shaking gobbledygook. It really doesn't matter, for if you come to Portland Code Camp 2009, you will be exposed to many languages -even those natively spoken by other participants.
So if your interest is in Java, or any of its permutations and extensions -there will be javascript, JAWS, ExtJS, J2ME, and of course Java focused sessions. Clojure and Tapestry are interesting derivations of Java worth your time to hear about and explore. If you have interest in the .NET languages, of course C# and VB.NET will be prominently involved, but check out the session on F# -a new Functional .NET language.
Other functional languages spoken at Code Camp include Clojure, R:, and Haskell. R: has been getting a lot of press lately, especially in situations involving complex algorithms and large amounts of data. Haskell is developing a strong following, and Howard Ship's discussion of Clojure is sure to be worthwhile.
If you speak web, then Ruby on Rails, or XAML will be right down your alley. And of course, being an accomplished 'web-speaker', you will most likely be proficient in some of the others as well. It's a virtual buffet for you.
If your language interests revolve around data, you may wish to check out JQuery, xQuery, SQL, LINQ. There are a couple of SQL sessions that will most likely be very interesting. If you like horror movies, you know, Friday the 13th kind of horror, you definitely will want to see the Hacking SQL/SQLInjection session. You just may not be able to sleep that night...
And there is even a session on creating your own language.
Now how did you want to express your solution? (We have you covered!)
5/20/2009 1:28:00 AM
The Portland Code Camp 2009 Call for session topics will close on Saturday, May 23, 2009. Submissions will be accepted up to 11:59:59 PM on that date. If you have been considering submitting a session topic, write it up an submit it soon! We have had an excellent response to the call for topics this year from community experts, and have just a few spaces left. The content team will review and select the most requested and interesting topics.
The final selections and session schedule will be posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Should you have any questions, please use the contact form.
Thank you again for your submissions, and we all look forward to a successful Portland Code Camp 2009!