Code Camp was absolutely incredible! We had a great turn out. I had a great time, learned some stuff, taught some stuff, and generally enjoyed the entire experience. I had the honor of attending the "How to Start Writing Your Own Games on XNA" Lab, taught by Alberto Botero. As, someone who has written games the hard way, I was blown away with how easy it was to get really nice results.
A couple of our presenters didn't make it to code camp, one because he was involved in a car accident. So, we found ourselves with a full classroom and no presenter. Farhad Javidi stepped in to keep the crowd entertained while we scrambled to figure out what to do. I offered to do "BlackBerry Jam for Beginners" early, and was a little surprised when the folks, who were gathered for an iPhone presentation, took me up on it. Since we got a late start, I ran long and wasn't able to spend enough time on web services, stub generation, or threading. I hope the folks who attended will download the sample code and slides, which I think contain enough information to explain what must be done when calling web services.
My second session, in my scheduled time slot, went much, much better. I had time to get through everything, and there were some really good questions. Some people, who attended the first session, returned for the second session, which I was very glad to see. It gave me a chance to redeem myself a bit. I hope everyone enjoyed it, I know I did.
Bill Bird attended both sessions and had some additional insights to offer. He suggested that we form some sort of Charlotte area BlackBerry developer's group. I suggested that for now we could put together a discussion forum on a website. If I get time I'll look into doing that.
Many thanks to everyone who chose to attend my sessions, I really appreciate the support.
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