On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Joseph Wayodi <jwayodi@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Murigi Muraya <mmskunkworks@gmail.com>wrote:
Was the meet different from what http://pmuchemi.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/africa-dot-net/ described earlier this year? Your honest feedback will be appreciated.
We are not into the business activism (folly) of promoting ignorance of de-facto standards. In addition to Windows, Visual Studio & .Net technologies, we need speakers to enlighten us on
Javascript / JQuery
Google Earth
Google SEO / IE / Firefox / Opera / Chrome etc
UX / UI (designer) stuff
Flash / Silverlight
Mobile ...
We are open to more of your suggestions - so that (Eva can help) can create schedules for ..
I'd thought it was going to be a general developers' forum, but it took a weird twist towards the end. What a disappointment. But it was great to meet you guys.
Thanks.
Joseph.
Was diverted into town (until 1.30pm) on my way to the meet so ... What disappointed you at the end? We need developers such as yourself to present what you are doing & learning. Sort of like the video done to demonstrate your LED appliance. We are also learning how to 'meet' as we go along. We are working on themes. One month it will be Programming Standards, the next Web (SEO or Usability) standards, the other Animation and so on ... We will go with feedback (public demand). Am pressuring (pursuing) some geeks to style up and present ... It seems many developers want to be pursued to present ... lakini wengi watangoja mpaka ... We need techies with open minds such as those who have worked with Flash but are now learning Silverlight and can present us with two points of view. Alternatively, we need / require developers with different points of views to (be) present and respectfully opinionated (vocal). Since our developers (like the rest of our society) are so unprepared to be transparent, most of us find it hard to expose our knowledge or ignorance. As the current Police spokesman once said (to paraphrase), we cannot expect our Cops to be better than the (corrupt) society from which they come (are recruited) from. http://www.hanselman.com/blog/11TopTipsForASuccessfulTechnicalPresentation.a... These presentations should help slower types such as myself understand stuff we are not willing or able to learn or study on our own (anymore). They will also help developers build up their presentation skills, confidence and reputations in a small forum of 3 to 30 attendees.