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What are your opinions on in-person conferences? (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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As in where there are talks, people get to chat with the presenters, hackathons, etc. but not necessarily hands-on hardware demos

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think they are great if it’s about 40% talk and 60% socialize. The point of talks should be to stimulate a conversation that happens in the hallway. If it’s just one way content absorption, that could’ve been done remotely. 

I desperately miss the networking and socializing and the people I met and the interesting conversations that I could not have planned for. I hope eventually my company starts sending us again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I cannot believe lemmy didn't drag you out in the alley and beat your ass for that comment. Any notion that, gasp, meeting people in person can be useful is anathema 'round here.

Our teams meet at the main office about once a year. I hate flying and being away for a week, but it's still pretty fun. Free drinks and food! And no one will touch the Keystone I leave in the office fridge.

We learn about each other, makes us closer as a team. Plus, we meet the others who wander in and out the office. Sometime people come in just to meet us.

I think they did it quarterly, but I started right before COVID, not sure. But every 3-months is too damned disruptive for too little benefit.