SPA Conference Coming Up Soon – Not to late to book!
I’m really excited about the upcoming Software Practices Advancement conference in London May 16-19th. It is a chance to meet a really eclectic group of top developers from a range of industries that use a range of different technologies and a great place for cross-polination of different ideas.
Language or domain specific conferences are a great way to learn from your peers, but at SPA a wide range of developers from different industries using different technologies come together to share their experiences and ideas and it’s an amazing place for learning from a wide range of top professionals.
SPA is also really interesting for its focus on pedagogy. Instead of just a bunch of chalk and talk presentations, there are lots of formats designed to engage the participants in the learning process. I’ve certainly learnt a bunch about how to communicate information effectively by presenting at SPA for the last couple of years.
This year there is a great lineup. I’ll be co-presenting with Marina Haase on openArchitectureWare (now part of Eclipse Modeling Framework) and I’ll be running a session on DSL design – “What Makes a Good Domain Specific Language?“.
If you’re in or around London, I’d thoroughly recommend the conference – hope to see you there!
