I had a great time at Philly Code Camp! Unfortunately, I forgot to pack my camera, so I had to use my phone camera instead. Here’s the gallery on Facebook.

My topic was Introduction to MSBuild, and Telerik sponsored my involvement in that Code Camp. I usually only do the Telerik sponsored events in conjunction with my C# Ninjitsu session (the .NET Ninja shirts match), but everyone was appreciative and applauded Telerik when I told how it’s through their help that I’m able to make it out so far.

I won the speaker prize during the end of the day raffle, and everyone tried take it from me. If you win a piece of paper worth a several grand, no one will mess with you, but when it comes to hardware they’re like snakes. Here’s my prize, in case you’re interested:

I hitched a ride in Miguel Castro’s Mustang GT convertible to the after party. How cool would it be to take that around the Pyramids at Giza at midnight?! From there, it was what you expect from a bunch of computer nerds… in a bar. We drank beer, ate bar food, and talked shop. I get some of my best info hanging out with other speakers at the after events. Information in a presentation is oftentimes newer than information from books. Information you get during social events is newer than the presentation, because it has not been distilled and formalized. If you go home immediately after a conference, you’re missing out.

Thanks to my friend Steve Andrews, I made it to the airport on time Sunday morning. You rock, Steve!