By: Aaron N.

Aaron N. — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:08:04 +0000

This is where meetups fill the gap. The SF Bay Area has probably half dozen meetups every month just on JavaScript alone. Getting together with local people to talk about techniques, problems, solutions, etc is a great way to share and get ideas. Conferences like these by their nature just have to cost a bunch of money. The venue costs money, the speakers get their travel subsidized, and the group putting it on must make a profit. They’re great for industries to gather and socialize and to learn about what’s going on in a space, but they typically aren’t very granular. If there’s not a JS Meetup near you, you should start one.

By: Chafik Barbar

Chafik Barbar — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:35:33 +0000

Hey Aaron, I’ve been waiting for such an event to come down and listen to you and other experts, but here is a thought (and I know this is out of your control….) all of these events are super sweet events and would be of a great value to members of small startup teams and freelancers, but when a guy looks at the cost of such events, I wonder how many small startups or freelancers can afford attending. In Such economy, if I talk to my team about spending 2k to attend an event, they would go nuts on me. let alone thinking about sending more than one guy to it. I guess the management in charge of these events need to take a closer look at how they can make such events possible for a wider range of participants. spending 2k/person to send a guy on a event is really within the reach of big corporates at this point (if that.)

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