On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Christopher Schultz < ch...@christopherschultz.net> wrote:
> All, > > I'm going to be in Miami for this year's ApacheCon. In all the years > I've been going to ApacheCons, I've never seen a single presentation on > Velocity. That probably has something to do with the following: > > 1. Until recent work, it's been a "mature" project (no excitement) > 2. It's not particularly sexy; it gets the job done > > Are there any topics anyone has been considering presenting anytime > recently? Even something like "what's new in Velocity 2"? I'd certainly > like to (a) breathe new life into the community and (b) meet some > members of said community. A talk at ApacheCon can help out a lot with > that. > I haven't heard of any. I know Henning used to do talks on Velocity (i replaced him once at OSCON). I do think a talk is a great idea, especially with all Claude's work toward a new release. > I'll already be presenting at least one talk on Tomcat. I'd be happy to > work with someone to develop a presentation that promotes the Velocity > community in some way. > > I've been a committer in name only for quite a few years, mostly because > of the maturity of this project (my work wasn't really required), so > perhaps I'm not the best choice for a subject-matter expert. But I'm > perfectly happy to stand up in front of people and talk about technology. > Knowing Velocity, being a longtime part of the dev community, and being willing to talk about it in front of people make you nearly as good a choice as anyone. > Is anyone else planning to attend? Would anyone be willing to present? > Alas, not i. > Thanks, > -chris > >
