Web Camp

Last Saturday 14th of May 2011 we had the first web camp in Jordan among Jordev’s activities, and it was great! check my presentation slides at the end of this post. The event was like the following: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Four 50 minutes sessions with 10 minutes between each for breaks, there was a few attendees at the beginning so we delayed the first session for couple of minutes (yes we have a morning problem here). Sessions were “Entity Framework 4.1”, “ASP.NET MVC One Step Deeper”, “Dynamic Data”, and “jQuery” 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM: lunch break, where people went to the near market and had their lunch there. 2:15 PM – 4:30 PM: free coding session. Things went great: ...

For too long, all Jordev’s activities have been in the form of sessions with fast code demos, and for the first time we are going to break this rule and do our first web camp in which attendees will have the chance to have hands-on experience with some of Jordan’s active experts. It will be on the 15th of May 2011. There are two things in web camps that make them more interesting: REAL CODING and COLLABORATION; coding is a practice science, best way to learn it is by practice, and this practice will be much more fruitful and enjoyable if done with a bunch of enthusiasts who share the same passion with you. Speakers will have their share, but the biggest share will go to the hidden experts who have been hiding under excessive working hours and who avoid boring talkative sessions. This gathering will be a chance for us to dig these gems out and have the most geeky fun and benefit we seek in such communities. ...