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Not attending. Big waste of time and money. I don't want to spend that much money for airfare, a ticket to the conference, and hotel/food fees just to watch Zuc
by ltamake 15y ago
Not attending. Big waste of time and money. I don't want to spend that much money for airfare, a ticket to the conference, and hotel/food fees just to watch Zuckerberg reveal something I won't use and to talk to developers for help I can get on Stack Overflow for free.
- loganlinn 15y agoFirst, all conferences are expensive in terms of time and money. That's a given. > just to watch Zuckerberg reveal something I won't use I think you're overlooking the value. It's not about going for a keynote or being entertained/catered to; its about the interaction. The ability to talk to the people that've built the tools you are using is extremely powerful. Would you rather talk to an expert on a subject matter, or post a question on SO and hope someone has had a similar experience? This is just one of the reasons why conferences like this are "worth it".
- sorbus 15y ago> Would you rather talk to an expert on a subject matter, or post a question on SO and hope someone has had a similar experience? Personally, I would rather that people post their questions - and then receive the answers - somewhere that's easily searchable, so that when other people have the same questions they can easily find an answer. There is certainly value in increasing the number of experts, though, so perhaps that's what you were pointing at.
- loganlinn 15y agoI was alluding to the fact that talking directly to a FB dev to get or give suggestions is extremely valuable. Especially when speaking on non-trivial topics.