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With the event being online, networking (in the meatspace sense) and socializing is more or less out. The only other real benefit of WWDC is the workshops, so t

With the event being online, networking (in the meatspace sense) and socializing is more or less out. The only other real benefit of WWDC is the workshops, so that's the big question - how do you set up a workshop, with actual back-and-forth with Apple engineers, when you have 23 million people?

5cott0 6y ago
>The only other real benefit of WWDC is the workshops I get tons of mileage out of WWDC session videos to this day. Oftentimes poorly documented framework apis are only ever explained in any level of detail in the WWDC videos and examples from whatever particular year it was introduced in.
- underdeserver 6y ago
  I wasn't clear - I meant the real benefit of attending WWDC in real time, as opposed to just watching the session videos online later.
jayrhynas 6y ago
> Developers are encouraged to download the Apple Developer app where additional WWDC20 program information — including keynote and Platforms State of the Union details, session and lab schedules... Sounds like there's going to be some sort of interactive lab, I wonder what format it will be.
wprapido 6y ago
Networking is the main reason why I attend conferences
Operyl 6y ago
At the very least, they're not charging for anything this year. There are no packages, no tickets, etc.
bredren 6y ago
Individual workshops would have a far lower number. Apple should offer some kind of great, moderated way to ask questions by text, audio and video. Then the educator(s) producers can play it back for everyone to hear or even see the person. Then the educators respond. This is very common on on commercial radio where calls are edited and queued up async from the “live” show. What would be amazing is if the workflow allowed the person being responded to to offer additional live follow on questions or interactivity once they have been “selected.” This could be great, if someone built the right tools for it.

5cott0 6y ago

>The only other real benefit of WWDC is the workshops I get tons of mileage out of WWDC session videos to this day. Oftentimes poorly documented framework apis are only ever explained in any level of detail in the WWDC videos and examples from whatever particular year it was introduced in.

underdeserver 6y ago
I wasn't clear - I meant the real benefit of attending WWDC in real time, as opposed to just watching the session videos online later.

jayrhynas 6y ago

> Developers are encouraged to download the Apple Developer app where additional WWDC20 program information — including keynote and Platforms State of the Union details, session and lab schedules... Sounds like there's going to be some sort of interactive lab, I wonder what format it will be.

wprapido 6y ago

Networking is the main reason why I attend conferences

Operyl 6y ago

At the very least, they're not charging for anything this year. There are no packages, no tickets, etc.

bredren 6y ago

Individual workshops would have a far lower number. Apple should offer some kind of great, moderated way to ask questions by text, audio and video. Then the educator(s) producers can play it back for everyone to hear or even see the person. Then the educators respond. This is very common on on commercial radio where calls are edited and queued up async from the “live” show. What would be amazing is if the workflow allowed the person being responded to to offer additional live follow on questions or interactivity once they have been “selected.” This could be great, if someone built the right tools for it.