I attended LARubyConf this past weekend and enjoyed it.  As someone who regularly works in ColdFusion and would like not to anymore, it was very refreshing to spend a weekend focused on something different.  I anticipated enjoying the hands-on workshops more than the single track conference, but it ended up being the other way around.

The workshop was well done (I attended Rails Fundamentals) and the instructor from Jumpstart Lab was outstanding.  However, the training was below my skill level.  I found that I had already mastered the fundamentals based on my own research, reading and self-training. It was good to hear some in-person instruction regardless and it validated what I felt I had already learned.

The presentations during the single-track conference on Saturday were excellent. I was impressed with most of the speakers. These guys were sharp, and people of many skill levels were able to walk away with something. Both the presenters and the conference organizers knocked it out of the park, in my opinion. I’m eager to participate in LARubyConf 2013.