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I was at the last CCC congress, and actually this was also debated there (i.e. what topics the CCC should cover, and how/whether that has changed). Actually som

I was at the last CCC congress, and actually this was also debated there (i.e. what topics the CCC should cover, and how/whether that has changed). Actually some people said that it has become too diverse now. Some also claimed that it has become too political, but if you look back to the roots, it actually was always political. In any case, I think you cannot say that technical topics became too short. It just became bigger, and there is more of everything.

luckylion 7y ago
For me personally, the technical parts just fell off. Where defcon has the really interesting stuff, CCC has talks how you can send SMS with an RPI, an USB dongle and ready made software that are okay for a beginner's tutorial but that I find lacking for this kind of event. I've watched maybe a hand full of talks from the last CCC, but I always find myself running out of time instead of talks when I look at defcon (they've massively increased the amount of talks with the different villages lately), and the quality is much higher. Back in the days, politics came into play where technology meets the real world and politics are involved, now it felt more like a party's youth organization's online-convention. But I gather that's what the majority of CCC members want, and it's fine by me, there's obviously a demand for that kind of event, they are quickly outgrowing their locations, it's just no longer anything I really care for.