Comments on: FutureRuby – Days 1 & 2 http://www.liveandcode.com/2009/07/12/futureruby-days-1-2/ Enrico on programming, living, and everything in between Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:02:19 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete Forde http://www.liveandcode.com/2009/07/12/futureruby-days-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Pete Forde Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:45:16 +0000 http://www.liveandcode.com/?p=153#comment-107 Specifically, I think that we are very lucky in Toronto. Read into that what you will! Specifically, I think that we are very lucky in Toronto.

Read into that what you will!

]]> By: Enrico http://www.liveandcode.com/2009/07/12/futureruby-days-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Enrico Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:05:57 +0000 http://www.liveandcode.com/?p=153#comment-77 I got the obvious ones, being programmed like cellular automatons and running a Game of Life simulation, but the others ones I didn't notice. Thinking back on the session, I realize that you're absolutely right. It's interesting how many things are very similar to programming computers if you look at them in just the right way. In any case, it was definitely a unique experience. Judging from some of the post-conference tweets I've been seeing, it is also poised to become an Unspace conference in-joke. =) I've noticed that recent events you've organized have had an element of direct (i.e. without computer/laptop/smartphone) communication. Do you feel like there is a lack of face-to-face, direct communication in the Ruby community? In my experience, Rubyists seem quite sociable, but maybe I'm only interacting with the ones who are sociable. I got the obvious ones, being programmed like cellular automatons and running a Game of Life simulation, but the others ones I didn’t notice. Thinking back on the session, I realize that you’re absolutely right. It’s interesting how many things are very similar to programming computers if you look at them in just the right way. In any case, it was definitely a unique experience. Judging from some of the post-conference tweets I’ve been seeing, it is also poised to become an Unspace conference in-joke. =)

I’ve noticed that recent events you’ve organized have had an element of direct (i.e. without computer/laptop/smartphone) communication. Do you feel like there is a lack of face-to-face, direct communication in the Ruby community? In my experience, Rubyists seem quite sociable, but maybe I’m only interacting with the ones who are sociable.

]]> By: Pete Forde http://www.liveandcode.com/2009/07/12/futureruby-days-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Pete Forde Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:13:57 +0000 http://www.liveandcode.com/?p=153#comment-76 Hey Enrico! Nice write-up. I have a list of reasons as to why I am so happy I was able to convince Misha to run his experimental sound workshop at FutureRuby. You are correct to remember that it's a conference for Rubyists, but that's just the beginning. It fit in with just about every running theme, effectively serving as the "rug that tied the room together". He programmed the audience like cellular automatons, we implemented a take on the game of life, we played around with programming concepts including but not limited to: message passing, edge detection, recursion, polling, and state machines. Most importantly, we were forced to engage each other instead of our laptops, using a communication method that makes many attendees deeply uncomfortable. It's hard to hide from what happened in the room. Finally, we created a shared experience that you really truly had to be present to fully understand. Hey Enrico! Nice write-up.

I have a list of reasons as to why I am so happy I was able to convince Misha to run his experimental sound workshop at FutureRuby. You are correct to remember that it’s a conference for Rubyists, but that’s just the beginning.

It fit in with just about every running theme, effectively serving as the “rug that tied the room together”. He programmed the audience like cellular automatons, we implemented a take on the game of life, we played around with programming concepts including but not limited to: message passing, edge detection, recursion, polling, and state machines.

Most importantly, we were forced to engage each other instead of our laptops, using a communication method that makes many attendees deeply uncomfortable. It’s hard to hide from what happened in the room.

Finally, we created a shared experience that you really truly had to be present to fully understand.

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