Going to MIX 07 was one of the best treats that I could have given myself recently. It is my first real conference beyond the local user groups and code camps.
After two days with friends who live in town, I made it to the keynote and it was standing room only.
After that I went to the open source panel, and realized I was in the right place, when sitting next to me where: Jeff Atwood, Scott Hanselman, and Dave Laribee.
The next major encounter was thanks to Julie Lerman, who has been help me navigate the dotnet waters. Well Julie knows just about everyone and is very down to earth and provided a number of introductions that I would not have had the guts to do myself:
- Billy Hollis - talked about VB Strings before the Pussy Cat Dolls show!
- Rod Paddock - Cool that I actually read Code Magazine and could thank him for adding Jean-Paul to the ranks.
- Rory Blyth - A very fun geek who did DNR shows 50 to 100 and continues to blog about his view on the world
I am very excited to have seen a bunch of new technologies being rolled out. It is a great time to be a developer :)