DevDays is now over and I’m left tired and glad. The theme of the two days, one in Dublin and one in Belfast, was definitely ‘where design meets software’. Whether the talk was about your first app, or different interfaces for iPhone apps or even the vast opportunities in some vertical markets for well designed applications – there was a definite undercurrent of the importance of design. Which is entirely appropriate – the days were originally supported by Digital Circle, a sub-group of Momentum – and it’s to the credit of other organisations like IntertradeIreland, Create Ireland and the Digital Media Forum that we managed to pull it off. I would definitely think that a Software UI/UX/Ix track at the 2010 InvestNI Design Conference would be essential.
As for the Hack Track – it didn’t happen. Next time we’ll have some workshop leaders to distract the attendees from watching tracks all day. We had the room but the talks were too good and, frankly, there weren’t enough hours in the day.
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Well done and thanks to you and everyone else who puled it all together – Belfast was a good day, indeed.
If I could have asked for one thing more on top of a packed day, it would have been a couple of technical/hacking-based sessions – but as you say, then I might have had trouble deciding which room to be in 🙂
That’s not a criticism, though; the day as it was was very worth attending.
I had a fantastic day, great work!
Loved friday devday in Belfast. Thanks to all who organised it. I went with the intention of developing one app and have had loads of new ideas since. Good inspiration!
Having heard so much talk on the importance of design at the last Devday I would very much like to attend (and speak at!) the next one.
Is there a calendar/site for it anywhere?
Thanks.