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Flash on the Beach 09
Another Flash on the Beach is over, and as I settle back down into work I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on this year’s conference.
This was, for me, the best Flash on the Beach ever. And since Flash on the Beach is the best conference, that makes this the best conference ever. Highlights include
- Joa Ebert blew everyone’s mind with his decompiler/compiler/optimiser/uml generator/image compressor toolkit, followed by "just another thing" – compiling C# source to a swf, followed by "and another thing" – compiling Java source to a swf. I like to think I’m pretty clever. Joa is a genius. He received a well deserved standing ovation.
- Mario Klingemann, Hugh Elliot and Joshua Davis made the last day an extravaganza of knowledge and delight. They each hosted very informative, though provoking sessions that presented information and ideas expertly interwoven with stories of their own lives. It was a riveting experience. It would be too cruel to pick a single favourite out of the three.
- I enjoyed my own session and it went very well. With a full house and heaps of positive feedback it seems to have been useful to a lot of people. To all those who told me how great it was, thank you. The slides are online here.
- Meeting up with old friends, and acquiring new ones. The Flash world is full of lovely people and FOTB is the place to catch up with the best of them. I made some great new friends this year. It’s sad to wait so long before we meet again.
- John Davey, the real star of the show, exhausted and happy at the end of the event. For most of us, it’s a brilliant few days. For John it’s the culmination of months of planning. Every year he puts his heart into FOTB and every year we love him for it. Thank you John.
This year was my second Flash on the Beach as a speaker, and my fourth overall – yes, I’ve been to every one. And whether or not John asks me to speak again next year, I’ll be there. Wild horses couldn’t drag me away.
Posted on 25 September 2009 | 1 comment | continue reading
Application Frameworks at FOTB
On Tuesday, I did my Flash on the Beach session on Application Frameworks. It went very well and I received a lot of very positive feedback. Thank you to everyone who came along. We had a full house and I gather many people couldn’t get in for which I apologise. Hopefully I can do a similar talk at some other conferences.
A few people have asked for the slides, so here they are.
Posted on 24 September 2009 | 1 comment | continue reading
Flash on the Beach 2009
I am pleased and honoured to be invited back to speak at Flash on the Beach this year. FOTB is my favourite conference – ambitious, well organised, and enjoyable. John and his team do a great job of making each year even better than the last, so I expect an amazing conference in September…
Posted on 18 June 2009 | 1 comment | continue reading
FotB Miami Canceled
I was sorry to hear that Flash on the Beach Miami has been cancelled. Flash on the Beach Brighton is such a fantastic event – I’ve been every year and was fortunate to be a speaker at last year’s event – it’s a great shame that John Davey couldn’t bring this wonderful, friendly conference to North America this year. Hopefully it’s just the recession and John will be able to expand FotB beyond the UK when the economy picks up.
Meanwhile, roll on September and Flash on the Beach Brighton.
Posted on 20 January 2009 | no comments | continue reading
Back from Flash on the Beach
Flash on the Beach was fantastic. Once again John organised a very friendly, relaxed and social conference, with some truly inspirational speakers. Being a speaker myself added an extra excitement to this year’s conference…
Posted on 2 October 2008 | 2 comments | continue reading
Last chance for Flash on the Beach
Today is the last day when Flash on the Beach tickets are available, so if you’re thinking of coming go and buy that ticket now. FOTB is my favourite flash conference and this year I’m privileged enough to be speaking there for the first time so that’s another good reason to come along, in addition to the many reasons Jens describes here.
Posted on 5 September 2008 | no comments | continue reading