Yesterday was BarCamp Barnsley. I could probably be described as a regular bar camper but I’ve never been to a Barnsley event before. The event was organised by bmedia who did a great job, alough I did get the impression they had never been to a barcamp that they had not organised before. I’m not sure what it was, just perhaps a bit of the barcamp spirit was missing, not really something that can be put into words.
The sessions were as usual a very good mix my favorite by far being about Hacking rock band drums with php by @tomnomnom who created his very own ASCII version of rock band. He also showed us evolution recreated in php which was impressive to say the least.
@martin88 gave an excellent talk on getting noticed on flickr.
My favorite tip was that you should upload your best photo last, as it is the one your friends are most likely to see. You can find Martin of flickr here.
Another very enjoyable session of the day was @ghalfacree‘s Keeping your Secrets Secret, and I now feel exceptionally paranoid about the world.
I’m looking forward to going again next year, but there will be many more BarCamps before then starting with BarCamp Sheffield on 16th and 17th April. Are you going?
I’m tempted by BarCamp Sheffield. Will keep it in my ‘possibles’ list for now. I don’t know what it was about the day – I would be interested to know how many people left after the pizza at lunchtime as the afternoon seemed considerably quieter.
Looking back, I’m not sure I learned that much that was new in terms of information or skills, but it reminded me of some important concepts – such as @TomNomNom and his playful attitude to what he spoke about.
Thanks – maybe see you at another event.
Euan