CodeStock is a conference that successfully mixes great content, open spaces discussions and top speakers with an intangible, yet obvious, sense of hospitality and genuine friendliness. You arrive knowing only a few people, and you leave having met a bunch of great people that you know you’ll stay in touch with.
At an early bird cost of $55 a ticket, CodeStock is great value for money, giving you access to some fantastic speakers like Seth Juarez who gave a mind-bending session on machine learning. For those of you who follow me on Twitter you’ll know that I had a great time with Seth and touted him as “The Next Big Thing” after I returned from Tennessee. It appears that Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell agree. Seth recorded a show for DotNetRocks on the same topic.
Mike Neel did a great job of putting together this year’s CodeStock, and major kudos to him for doing all of this while both planning and having his wedding to the beautiful Cicelie.
I sat down with Mike to chat about the event and how it feels to be at the helm of this community event for a third year. Take a look and see what Mike thinks gives CodeStock its unique flavour, and get information on how to find out about CodeStock 2011.
