Last week I was in Krakow, Poland for GeeCON. Which was excellent! I find it really interesting that conferences all have their own personalities, that they are not all the same.
My Summary of GeeCON, Krakow
Good overview of the NoSQL hype for Real Developers
Last Tuesday I went to a London Java Community talk which promised to debunk the hype around NoSQL. Whether you're already bought into a NoSQL technology, or you're just wondering what all the noise is about, it's worth an hour out of your day to see Akmal Chaudhri's comprehensive summary of the technologies out there.
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2013 is looking a lot busier than I planned…
So, despite promising myself that I would only do one event a month for the rest of this year, looks like I'm going to be a bit busier than that.
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How Mechanical Sympathy got me to the airport on time
Lets talk about mechanical sympathy. Martin Thompson has been making this term very popular in software development, so it's best to read his description of why he used the term.
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Devoxx UK 2013
Last week was the first Devoxx UK, bringing the brand from Belgium and, more recently, France. And I think it was a HUGE success.
It Depends
Don't you hate it when you ask a perfectly good question, and someone comes back with the answer "it depends"?
It's so frustrating to think that in a world of ones and zeros, people can't give absolute answers and you can't rely on "best practice".
The Coalescing Ring Buffer
For anyone who is interested in what LMAX is up to, and is still following my blog, have a look at this post about the latest tool they've open sourced: the Coalescing Ring Buffer.
GDL Presents Women Techmakers with Trisha Gee
I was flattered a couple of weeks ago to be interviewed by Google as part of their women techmaker's series, as it moves over to Europe. In this video I talk about going to Mars, education, planning your career, being a developer, and the impact of technology on our lives. So, not much...
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QCon Day One
I like QCon London, I really do. Not only is it on home turf, but, as I've said before, it doesn't just focus on technology, or a set of technologies.
Staying Ahead of the Curve
I had an interesting discussion last night at the LJC developer sessions, and it's a topic that comes up again and again: