{"id":182,"date":"2006-09-09T15:11:40","date_gmt":"2006-09-09T22:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.red-sweater.com\/blog\/182\/boston-podcamp"},"modified":"2006-09-09T15:11:50","modified_gmt":"2006-09-09T22:11:50","slug":"boston-podcamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redsweater.com\/blog\/182\/boston-podcamp","title":{"rendered":"Boston PodCamp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just got back from Boston PodCamp<\/a>, which was my first foray into the world of “UNconventions,” where attendees miraculously do not have to pay for anything. I’m impressed by the overall level of organization for a free event, though I was a little disappointed by the panels and seminars I attended. They were generally very short, and so short as to be pretty light on content. Still, can’t complain for the price.<\/p>\n

\nThe most inspirational session to me was a session presented by Larry Lawfer<\/a> and Mark Blevis<\/a> on interviewing tips and techniques. I’ve been mulling over the idea of giving the interview podcast format a try, because I think there are some not only interesting but very talented people in the Mac development community who would have a lot to say if given a chance.\n<\/p>\n

\nOf course, I am a great fan of Blake Burris’s Cocoa Radio<\/a>, which does a great job of introducing us to some of the platform’s leading developers. But I think there are so many voices to capture, that we need more podcasts tackling the same or similar material, from slightly differing angles. In particular I think I could, if I didn’t turn out to totally suck at interviewing, do a good job of extracting very technical information from Mac developers. While Cocoa Radio spends a lot of time talking about inspiration and history, sometimes I really want to know “how did you decide on the data model structure?” or “what are you doing to handle concurrency problems with your threads?”\n<\/p>\n

\nPerhaps that would lead to the world’s most boring, unlistenable podcast. But then again, you’re reading this blog, aren’t you? Now … to decide on my first victim, ahem, guest. Quick, before the motivation wears off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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