>High priced tickets to any tech event kind of bug me. I just don't get it. I've always hated the trend of calling developers "rockstars" and I hate the trend o

>High priced tickets to any tech event kind of bug me. I just don't get it. I've always hated the trend of calling developers "rockstars" and I hate the trend of tech conferences being like rockstar concerts Can't say I'm a fan of the sensationalism either. Would be interested to see them make one more like an academic conference than a trade show expo.