Oxford Geek Jam

Another computing-focused event in Oxford with a slightly less ambitious agenda than Barcamp Transparency. 7 June 2009: I’m hoping it will be at the Jam Factory, thus making an Oxford Geek Jam Factory.

Barcamp Apache Oxford

I’ve had a great weekend in Oxford with beautiful weather making it even better. Today was Barcamp Apache Oxford. This was very relaxed and enjoyable; the collection of semi-related factoids and insights have not yet settled but all the sessions I dropped in on were interesting and cogent. Speakers and participants were knowledgeable and displayed great humility. Makes me feel positive about the kind of environment I’m working in, the people ‘out there’ who are shaping web technology and about software in general. There's some great stuff happening.

Incidentally the most impressive demonstration of coding prowess I saw was this HTML5 and Javascript animation by Matt Westcott. He begs you to forgive the Flash soundtrack (an alternative technology wasn't available).

P.S. I gave a short talk about the Open Font Library that might get posted at some point.