It's pronounced Diane. I do data architecture, operations, and backend development. In my spare time I maintain Massive.js, a data mapper for Node.js and PostgreSQL.
We don't have a set cutoff but unless representing your employer at conferences is part of your job description, there's definitely a limit to how many you can attend without cutting into what you're actually getting paid to do. Much more so if you're speaking -- preparing is a ton of work!
Last year got a little complicated: I had an abstract accepted at two conferences, changed jobs, and then had to take time off to go give my talk. My new employer did sponsor me for one of them, which was nice. This year I'm just attending a couple on the company dime.
Former Java engineer turned Ruby engineer who is trying to understand Ruby and Rails, MacOS and a lot of other things. Worked at Flywheel, FNBO, ACI Worldwide.
I'm glad you still got sponsorship on a talk! Thanks for sharing your experience. I really understand now after doing 2 conference talks, it is a lot of time and effort that is put into them.
For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.
We don't have a set cutoff but unless representing your employer at conferences is part of your job description, there's definitely a limit to how many you can attend without cutting into what you're actually getting paid to do. Much more so if you're speaking -- preparing is a ton of work!
Last year got a little complicated: I had an abstract accepted at two conferences, changed jobs, and then had to take time off to go give my talk. My new employer did sponsor me for one of them, which was nice. This year I'm just attending a couple on the company dime.
I'm glad you still got sponsorship on a talk! Thanks for sharing your experience. I really understand now after doing 2 conference talks, it is a lot of time and effort that is put into them.