Barcamp is a new kind of technology ‘unconference’- organized by attendees, for attendees. It’s an open, welcoming, once-a-year event for geeks to hang out with wifi and smash their brains together. It’s about love and geekery and having a focal point for great ideas.
Two things I liked bout barcamp
1. Its a great platform where every individual, whether he is a technokrat, enterpreneur, developer, researcher or a coder is invited to join in with open views, ideas and his/her experience in relevant field. So its good social networking where u can relate and address issues in interest of the community.
2. Excellent way of putting your point, which involves participation to a much defined structure than it usually is … when you blog, setup a website or write in a forum. Its something which should be promoted and appreciated. It has been a great experience for me, and I wish to join in and organise such un-conferences in near future.
Two things that I didn’t like bout barcamp
1. Some presentations lost focus in between and jumped in to something irrelevant to the scenario. Ideas, technology, experience are always welcome but capitalising on those areas, getting technical, n researching, inventing something creative is what we should focus on. I expected it to be more technical than it was(i have been attending some camps where undocumented stuffs come in, some 0day developments in technology, and some code to push on the de-facto of what is actually going on behind the picture which was not really happening in most of the presentations.
2. Most presenters showed us some new technology, new products but in the process didnt evolve as to why should we change over to a completely new language in terms of architecture, api, or syntax when the same can be done with older stuff. They were not able to present the advantages / diasdavantages, limits of present technology. Basic questions were not answered as to stating why what and how.
Two sessions I liked the most
1. I like the session put up by Gaurav Bhatnagar bout “bootstrapping in seven difficult steps”. Excellently put up. Was worth watching, more interactive, relating to all happening events in industry when u decide to set up a new firm.
Superb Gaurav. I liked it most.
2. Second presentation that liked the most was from Jonathan Boutelle. Very good way on conveying the idea, as to why, what and lil of how. I ll personally however talk to him through blogs n emails.
Barcamp Snaps …
