Overall, much better buzz than last year. The content of the sessions was much higher; there were fewer keynotes, which was fine. Mainly, though, there was just a better buzz.

There was a large Scottish contingent, and we’ll be giving an overview of the event at the next Scottish Ruby User Group meeting. It’s at 19:30, at The Edinburgh Training Centre, 16 St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SU. In the meantime, a few random quotes (ok paraphrasings) from my notes:

Dr Nic:

Java is like Keith Richards: used to be cool, can tell you stories about itself, but not so cute anymore.

Jason Hoffman (in an aside):

The more they pay, the less they complain. If you want a difficult user base, give your stuff away for free.

Dave Thomas:

Make something beautiful. And if you do….. let me know by signing your work.