On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Bill Jones wrote:
> How about calling it 'WebDev Scripting Conference' ?
That doesn't mean it is a server-side centric conference. Under that
title, JavaScript and ActiveX fit.
> Cover these key technologies: mod_perl, php, expect (tcl-lets),
> python (these four primarily) - then maybe some smaller side tracks
> with general perl, basic java, etc. We wouldn't want the main
> corporate sponsors clouding the conference theme with 'what else'
> are they were doing - other than what this conference was about...
I agree. The big names (Sun, Microsoft, whoever) could really crowd the
issues with stuff like new Windows Scripting hosts, or Solaris' ability
with Javascript, or even a Win2krap banner.
> I feel this would a great idea, especially since the Apache
> conference struck me as being attended by a lot of
> more advanced users than I expected, for one, and they were
> asking a few questions the conference speakers either couldn't
> answer or choose not to answer. I feel a more direct technology
> oriented conference covering a main track of Server-side
> Scripting and application development dynamics.
If all things were equal, I would want just a 1 week session in some hotel
somewhere with Stein, MacEachern, Schwartz, or Wall in a kind of
beer-pizza coding session binge. Get about 50 or so together with a
big screen, some computers, and a few web servers and let us choose from
some projects ("Developing handlers for the life cycle stages for custom
webserver design", or "Using mod_perl to create a more secure web server",
etc). Those are the kind of things I'm interested in. I want real world
examples focused on things in which I am interested. I don't want a "3
lines to 'Hello World'" feel. In short, I want in depth coverage of
mod_perl. I couldn't attend the ApacheCon, but I think I can convince my
boss to pay for this one.
> I myself would be interested in some 'boot cap' courses in
> scripting combat design - in the trenches - how to take a
> CGI-based application and effectively and quickly transform it
> into a mod_cgi based application; something covering more concrete
> real world designs and pitfalls, plus maybe a porting shop session where
> people (attendees) can bring in their "I have this, it's a CGI, but I would
> like it to be a mo_perl centric application..."
I agree. The shops are an interesting idea. One on one with some good
minds always fits the bill.
J. J. Horner
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