Jen and I attended a software development conference recently, and it was a wonderful combination of techno-geekery, education, and fun!
The conference is called CodeMash and was started by developers who were jealous of the developers on the coasts who have lots of conferences to attend in San Francisco, LA, Seattle, New York, Boston etc. They then decided to make their own that was central for developers in Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh etc.
The organizers wanted to keep the cost as low as possible but needed a large hotel and meeting rooms. They found the perfect location in the Kalahari Resort waterpark and kept the costs low by having the event in January. Yes, a water park, in Ohio, in January!
Everything was African themed in a delightfully tacky way - from the decorations and furniture in the rooms to the huge poster hanging on the apartment complex next to the hotel.
The conference was very well-organized, and the sessions covered a great range of software development topics. I suppose this conference is not to everyone's taste but we thoroughly enjoyed it by cramming in as much info as we could and attending the parties as well.
You can tell that it is Sub-Saharan Africa by the elephants and 2 inches of snow on the ground.
The bar was full of "exotic" animals, and the food had a flavor that might be fusion cuisine (a fusion of African and Midwest America; mostly Midwestern meat and potatoes, to be honest).
Highly recommended to anyone who wants to hang out with 1200 software engineers in their bathing costumes!
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The conference is called CodeMash and was started by developers who were jealous of the developers on the coasts who have lots of conferences to attend in San Francisco, LA, Seattle, New York, Boston etc. They then decided to make their own that was central for developers in Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh etc.
The organizers wanted to keep the cost as low as possible but needed a large hotel and meeting rooms. They found the perfect location in the Kalahari Resort waterpark and kept the costs low by having the event in January. Yes, a water park, in Ohio, in January!
You can tell that it is Sub-Saharan Africa by the elephants and 2 inches of snow on the ground.
The bar was full of "exotic" animals, and the food had a flavor that might be fusion cuisine (a fusion of African and Midwest America; mostly Midwestern meat and potatoes, to be honest).
Highly recommended to anyone who wants to hang out with 1200 software engineers in their bathing costumes!
Some highlights of the conference:
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