So, NSConference 2012 has finished. I wanted it to go on for another week, but alas it was impossible, and that many cooked breakfasts probably wouldn’t have been advisable.

I won’t go for a full on summary of the whole thing - a few other folks have been doing a good job of that.

Here’s a quick take on my initial thoughts though. After further reflection I may have more, or may revise these ones.

The Good

• Seeing old friends
• Making new friends
• Some great inspirational talks
• Lots of valuable Nuggets Of Information (tm)
• Tom bringing me my favourite beer

The Un-Good*

• Not enough technical content for me this year
• Some (undeniably brilliant) speakers essentially doing the same talk as last year
• Quality of the blitz talks varied wildly, and I think I preferred them being elsewhere
• The conference clearly needs more QR codes

(*this may be a bad translation)

Overall though - another fantastic experience. Many thanks to Scotty and the whole team for looking after us all so well.