A bit late, but here’s my post about the third and final day of REAL World 2007. I started the day with “Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development” by Paul Lefebvre. It was a good session, and I always feel like I should be using unit testing more than I currently do (which is to say, not a lot), but I [...]

And Day Two is at an end. Dave and I woke up to two pleasant surprises this morning. First, the sessions didn’t begin until 10:00, giving us an extra hour to catch up with some other conference attendees. Second, they served a hot breakfast this morning (normally, it’s just danish and fruit, which is also great, but today they added [...]

Getting ready to teach my three sessions at REAL World today. Wish me luck! Nah, forget the luck. Wish me skill.

Well, I’m back from Stubb’s and I have this to report: 1) The BBQ was excellent. 2) Trish Murphy and her band were fantastic. That is all.

This has to be one of the best headlines ever: Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo Especially for a story that has nothing at all to do with Star Wars. I mean, wow. Somebody really put some thought into one.

The first complete of day REAL World 2007 is drawing to a close. The morning opened with Geoff’s keynote, some customer keynotes, and a keynote from Paul MacKay of Novell. Rather than rehash everything here, I’ll direct you to the transcript that Joe Strout wrote up. You can find it

And so it has begun again. This morning I woke up in Lancaster, rode to Harrisburg (courtesy of Tom), flew to Pittsburgh (who has free wifi in the airport), flew to Newark, and finally flew to Austin. All for REAL World 2007. Not much to report so far. My flights were quiet and uneventful, which, incidentally, is exactly how I [...]

You know, I really like my iPod. I like listening to it, and playing games on it, and managing my contacts and appointments with it. And you know, I really like my George Foreman Grill. I’m into low-carb, so the GFG is a very convenient way to cook up some leftover steak or chicken at lunch. I can’t say I’ve [...]

From Browser Wars IV: A New Hope Luke Spyglass: “How did my father die?” NCSA Mosaic: “A young web browser named Internet Explorer, who was a derivative of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Emporer hunt down and destroy the W3C standards. He betrayed and murdered your father. IE was seduced by the Dark Side of the internet.” [...]

No matter which side of the debate you’re on, this is an interesting read: Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church and author of The Purpose Driven Life, and Sam Harris, well-known atheist and author of The End Of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, sit down for a friendly chat about whether or not God exists. Some choice [...]