360Flex chillin with Jun Heider at the Blue Monkey (Revised)
(Note: I totally messed this one up, by pasting Jonathan's answers in, so it's now fixed, below are Jun's Answers. We still met him in the Blue Monkey, thought)
(disclosure, the Blue Monkey is real, and I've been there!)
Tom and I managed to get all of our pre-conference stuff done early so we headed to "hoppin" (I use that term with much sarcasm) down town San Jose to the Blue Monkey. I partied there during the first 360|Flex, so I knew it'd be open when the rest of San Jose wasn't.
We get in and I order a beer for me and something fruity with an umberella and whipped cream for Tom. He doesn't drink so I think he compensates for getting the craziest things he can, that have no alcohol in them. we turn around and bump smack into Jun Heider, our pal, and my Denver neighbor!
"Dude!" the three of us say in unison. Well Jun and I said it, Tom was already sipping fruity foofoo umberella drink with no name and too much whipped cream.
The three of us push our way past the line for the bathroom (yes there's just one, and it's gross, and I'm way too familiar with it), and head up stairs. Tom asks Jun on the way up, "So Jun, who do you think should be in your session?"
"Anyone who's interested in the FB3 Profiler. If you're a n00b, you'll learn some things about debugging and optimization. If you're intermediate you'll learn all the ins and outs of the Profiler tool. If you're an expert, you're welcome to offer additional information throughout the session to supplement mine…you know, I'm not a know it all and I like to learn stuff too." Jun answered as he drank some of his beer, it's not Coor's so I'm thankful, even if it's not a Hefe.
I point to a set of seats around a low table off to the side, and away from what looks like a bachelorette party, those're never good to be around. "Why should they come?"
"You should come if you want to see a walk-through of the Profiler features, some background information on why there is one, and also if you want to see some demonstrations of the Profiler in action. Also, you should come if you are tired from lunch and just want a place to catch some zzz's...unless you snore...then beware a roomful of pranksters."
We take a seat and start to relax when one of the bachelorette'rs screams like she's seen a spider, jumps up on a table (that probably wasn't designed for that kind of load) and starts to dance. We look at her, we look at each other, I ask Tom and Jun if she's got an iPod or something, cuz the music she's dancing to isn't what's coming out of the speakers at 200db.
"So Jun, what's the goal of your session?" I ask, just as the table dancer topples on to one of her friends in a drunken pile.
"To inform and hopefully entertain."
Tom finishes his fruity flavored whipped concoction, and asked, "What two sessions are you looking forward to most?"
Jun finishes his beer, and grabs my empty cup. As he headed down the stairs, he shouted, "Just two? C'mon guys that's harsh. Here's some right off the bat that strike my fancy:
Tom and I watch the ladies as they take turns drinking shots of something, in a very UN lady-like way. We're both getting uncomfortable when Jun comes back with two beers, and some new fruit thing that is mostly green and yellow, and topped with a strawberry and a pineapple slice. He looks embarrassed to be carrying the thing. He hands Tom and I are drinks and sits down.
I lean forward and ask him what he thought we should tell folks who weren't sure if they wanted to register or not.
"Are you a Flex/AIR developer? Get your ass to the conference if you know what's best for you!"
Jun's right. It doesn't get better than that, and if you're thinking about joining us, you'd better not dilly dally. Register Now!
(disclosure, the Blue Monkey is real, and I've been there!)
Tom and I managed to get all of our pre-conference stuff done early so we headed to "hoppin" (I use that term with much sarcasm) down town San Jose to the Blue Monkey. I partied there during the first 360|Flex, so I knew it'd be open when the rest of San Jose wasn't.
We get in and I order a beer for me and something fruity with an umberella and whipped cream for Tom. He doesn't drink so I think he compensates for getting the craziest things he can, that have no alcohol in them. we turn around and bump smack into Jun Heider, our pal, and my Denver neighbor!
"Dude!" the three of us say in unison. Well Jun and I said it, Tom was already sipping fruity foofoo umberella drink with no name and too much whipped cream.
The three of us push our way past the line for the bathroom (yes there's just one, and it's gross, and I'm way too familiar with it), and head up stairs. Tom asks Jun on the way up, "So Jun, who do you think should be in your session?"
"Anyone who's interested in the FB3 Profiler. If you're a n00b, you'll learn some things about debugging and optimization. If you're intermediate you'll learn all the ins and outs of the Profiler tool. If you're an expert, you're welcome to offer additional information throughout the session to supplement mine…you know, I'm not a know it all and I like to learn stuff too." Jun answered as he drank some of his beer, it's not Coor's so I'm thankful, even if it's not a Hefe.
I point to a set of seats around a low table off to the side, and away from what looks like a bachelorette party, those're never good to be around. "Why should they come?"
"You should come if you want to see a walk-through of the Profiler features, some background information on why there is one, and also if you want to see some demonstrations of the Profiler in action. Also, you should come if you are tired from lunch and just want a place to catch some zzz's...unless you snore...then beware a roomful of pranksters."
We take a seat and start to relax when one of the bachelorette'rs screams like she's seen a spider, jumps up on a table (that probably wasn't designed for that kind of load) and starts to dance. We look at her, we look at each other, I ask Tom and Jun if she's got an iPod or something, cuz the music she's dancing to isn't what's coming out of the speakers at 200db.
"So Jun, what's the goal of your session?" I ask, just as the table dancer topples on to one of her friends in a drunken pile.
"To inform and hopefully entertain."
Tom finishes his fruity flavored whipped concoction, and asked, "What two sessions are you looking forward to most?"
Jun finishes his beer, and grabs my empty cup. As he headed down the stairs, he shouted, "Just two? C'mon guys that's harsh. Here's some right off the bat that strike my fancy:
- Adam Flater - How to make your AIR app blow up with Merapi
- Axel Jensen - Project Workflow (trac,svn,ANT,XML...)
- Samuel Asher Rivello - Creating an MMO from Scratch in 59 minutes.
- Alex Harui - Versioning Support for Large Applications and Portals
- Tony Hillerson - Flex and Rails with RubyAMF (I always miss Tony's and since you guys scheduled him on Tuesday morning at 8:30am after the big party night, I'll probably miss it yet again...sorry Tony!)
- Ben Stucki - How to build a Framework
- H. Paul Robertson - Adv. AIR & SQLite: Optimization conversation
- Michael Labriola - Diving in the Data Binding WatersRenaun Erickson - A Testing Approach Spanning Dev to End User
- Renaun Erickson - A Testing Approach Spanning Dev to End User
- Dave Hassoun - Advanced Video Streaming w/ Flash Media Server (Which I'm gonna miss since I'm scheduled concurrent to him)
- Mike Nimer - Flex Persistence with Hibernate
- RJ Owen/Brad Umbaugh - Diving Deep with Component Lifecycle
- Leif Wells - I18N: Tom Ortega Doesn't Know It, But You Should ;-) (All I gotta say is deja vu...intrigue...it's 360 Seattle TBD all over again)"
Tom and I watch the ladies as they take turns drinking shots of something, in a very UN lady-like way. We're both getting uncomfortable when Jun comes back with two beers, and some new fruit thing that is mostly green and yellow, and topped with a strawberry and a pineapple slice. He looks embarrassed to be carrying the thing. He hands Tom and I are drinks and sits down.
I lean forward and ask him what he thought we should tell folks who weren't sure if they wanted to register or not.
"Are you a Flex/AIR developer? Get your ass to the conference if you know what's best for you!"
Jun's right. It doesn't get better than that, and if you're thinking about joining us, you'd better not dilly dally. Register Now!
posted by John Wilker
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7:55 AM
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Clarification: This is actually the interview for my talk, "Improving your programming by reading the Flex SDK."
Jun's talk is about using the Flex Builder 3 Profiler.
Doh! I hope I'm doing the Profiler talk cause that's what I'm prepping for.
Btw, you now owe both Jonathan and I a meeting at a cool place. None of this grocery store stuff for us, k? :)
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