By the last day of Tech Ed, I am exhausted. Many people have already left, and the ones that remain are often burned out. The only reason any of us attend day 5 is that there are always awesome sessions saved for the last day.
I spent the morning in the Dev Lounge, trying to blog, but mostly talking to people. My first session was the Birds of a Feather that Shawn and I were moderating. On the way to the session, I ran into Don Demsak and invited him to join the discussion. Don came, and added many insights.
I was pleased with the interaction in our BOF. Attendees seemed interested in the subject, and contributed frequently to the discussion. Shawn had someone take notes, and we'll each post those on our respective blogs.
Douglas White, whom I had dinner with two nights previous, attended the BOF, and we continued discussing the topic through lunch. After lunch I attended a talk on implementing CMMI with Team Foundation Server. This was a niche topic, but I'm square in the middle of that niche.
I was totally conferenced out by this point. I met up with Geff and Randall to say goodbye, and I went back to the room to catch up on some sleep. I'll have some reflections on the week once I return to Knoxville.
Cheers,
++Alan