First Cambridge Geek Night
On Wednesday 10th June I attended the first Cambridge Geek Night. No, I know I’m not a geek, but David was one of the organisers, so I went along to support him. I was also hoping to meet some new people and maybe manage to partially immerse myself in this “geek world” he is a part of. I was not disappointed.
A stronger than expected turnout for the first event was a pleasant surprise, with a variety of people attending. I was also surprised by how welcoming people were in general of a non-geek in their midst; I have found geeks en-masse to be a very daunting prospect on occassion. There were of course some people who were very confused as to why I was there, but I felt no hostility from them, as I have sometimes experienced in the past.
I would also like to extend praise to the main speaker who I think was excellent. Gareth’s talk on Message Queues was interesting and generated a lot of questions from those present. But most of all I was extremely impressed with his ability to pitch his talk at a variety of levels. I had practially no knowledge of the subject prior to the evening, and fully understood almost everything he had to say. However, the rest of the room also seemed to gain a lot from the talk, despite already having far more knowledge on the subject than I did.
I am certainly looking forward to the next event, currently planned for early August.
Links which may be of interest:
Cambridge Geek Nights’ website (currently under construction)
Cambridge Geek Nights’ Blog
Gareth’s Slides on Message Queues