Best conference

Bertil Muth Jul 17 '18 ・1 min read

#discuss

What was the best conference you attended?
Why was it the best in your opinion?

DISCUSS (3)

Leighton Darkins

Jul 17 '18

For me conferences aren't just about learning new stuff. They're about new experiences, chatting with new folks and having a great time.

This year's JSConf in Iceland is my current number 1.

It really checked all the boxes for me:

Excellent organization
Excellent venue
Excellent content/speakers
Activities for kids
Activities for spouses on conference days
- A good number of people made a family holiday out of the conference as a result.

Excellent dinners/parties

Incredible community events over the weekend following the conference
- Glacier hiking
- Waterfall watching
- Hot-pooling
- the list goes on...

and of course, all of my fellow attendees were wonderful folks. Many great chats were had.

My next target is JSConf in Hawaii. I'm confident it'll be incredible too.

Brian Kephart

Jul 19 '18

I had a fantastic time at RailsConf this year. I met devs from all over the world and got to take part in their Opportunity Scholar program. There are tons of tracks and activities.

I attended a single-track conference about six months prior. The experience was much worse, as it was aimed at devs in much different situations than mine. Multiple tracks are a must IMO, both for serving your personal interests and for attracting a wider variety of people to the event.