It’s seems like I’m going up and down to London like a yo-yo this week.
On Monday, I gave a day of Ajax training at Framfab LBI. They’re a smart bunch. Normally, I have to sell developers on the concepts of progressive enhancement and unobtrusive JavaScript but these guys were already walking the walk. I felt kind of bad: for at least the first half of the day, I must have been preaching to the converted. Nonetheless, they were all very gracious and said they got a lot out of the day anyway. Too kind.
Yesterday evening was the Opera event which, despite the technical hitches, ended up being an enjoyable night out. Once the sales pitches and PowerPoint were out of the way, everyone was able to relax and enjoy the free booze, the mysterious canapés, and of course, the company.
After my talk and my hasty blog post, I spent the remainder of the evening explaining to people that no, I don’t have any connection to Opera, and wishing I had introduced myself before I started spouting my little after-dinner speech.
I had the chance to hang out with some of the gang from Last.fm, which was a lot of fun. It turns out that Hannah is a fellow believer in fighting the good fight for liquid layouts.
Today is the one day I won’t be getting on a train to the big smoke. Band practice takes precedence. Tomorrow, though, I’ll be returning to the bosom of mother London.
The second ever Web Standards Group meetup in London is taking place at the New Cavendish Street campus of Westminster University. The theme of the evening is microformats. Norm!, Drew and I will be covering the past, present and future of the single coolest thing happening on the Web right now. Why not join us for an evening of entertainment and education? The event is free. You can find more details on the Upcoming page. Try to get there for around half past six. Afterwards, we’ll decamp to the Bricklayer’s Arms for drinks ‘till late.
Be there or be square.