I'm excited to announce that, for the first time ever, the For Those About To Code: World Wide Tour will be making a virtual stop at the 2024 Warsaw IT Days event in Warsaw, Poland, taking place from April 5th to 6th!
Category: Conferences
Rockin’ the Code World Season 4 Panel Show: The Importance of Attending In-Person Conferences
In a recent blog post, the author highlights the importance of in-person tech conferences for career development, emphasizing their role in both ongoing projects and future career pursuits. The post invites readers to participate in an extended episode discussion featuring a panel of experts, including industry veterans like Carl Franklin and Rockford Lhotka, who will explore the reasons behind attending conferences and share insights to empower professional growth.
Beyond the Screen: The Power and Perks of In-Person Tech Conferences
The author underscores the importance of in-person conferences for professional growth, particularly for engineers. They outline personal and general benefits of conferences, such as learning new approaches, networking, and gaining unique industry insights. A Twitter poll showed engineers' disappointing level of conference attendance—owing mostly to employer restrictions. The author advocates for companies to invest in continuous learning opportunities like conferences, as avoiding this could result in technological stagnation. For individuals, the piece stresses the value of engagement at conferences through interactions with speakers and fellow attendees.
dotNetDave Rocks the Build Stuff Conference 2023
I'm thrilled to announce that, for the very first time, the For Those About To Code: World Wide Tour will be making a stop at the 2023 Build Stuff event in Vilnius, Lithuania from November 15th to 17th! This marks my first visit to Lithuania, and I'm eagerly anticipating an amazing time with fellow tech enthusiasts.
Conference Interview: Jakob Bradford – General Manager at NDC Conferences
I had the privilege of speaking at the inaugural Copenhagen Developers Festival organized by the NDC Conference from August 30th to September 1st, 2023. Intrigued by this innovative blend of festival and conference, I had the opportunity to sit down and converse with Jakob Bradford, General Manager at NDC Conferences.
dotNetDave Rocks the Copenhagen Developers Festival 2023
I'm so excited to announce that for the first time, the For Those About To Code: World Wide Tour will be at the 2023 Copenhagen Developers Festival in Copenhagen Denmark! I will present my session: Röck Yoür Cöde: Code & App Performance for Microsoft .NET.
dotNetDave Rocks the Cleveland C#/VB.Net User Group
The For Those About to Code: Worldwide Tour 2022 will be at the Cleveland C#/VB.Net User Group on December 22th for the first time! I will be presenting the session below (virtually).
dotNetDave Rocks the Granite State Code Camp
The For Those About to Code: Worldwide Tour 2022 will be at the Granite State Code Camp on November 12th for the second time!
dotNetDave Rocks the C# Corner Conference 2022
The For Those About to Code: Worldwide Tour 2022 will land in Delhi, India on October 14th - 15th at the C# Corner Conference 2022!
Speaker Pay Matters – A Wake-Up Call for Developers
In episode #29 of “Rockin’ the Code World with dotNetDave,” I shine a spotlight on a growing problem in our industry: for-profit tech conferences that earn millions while offering little to no compensation to the very speakers who make those events possible. Let me be clear—this isn’t a rant; it’s a reality check for the … Continue reading Speaker Pay Matters – A Wake-Up Call for Developers

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