I never thought I would say this about Tech Ed, but it’s actually refreshing to attend a presentation that wasn’t a direct reading from a set of powerpoint slides. Scott’s presentation was quite good. Then again, Scott is a great presenter. I just wish other presenters would go read the presentation tips he has posted on his blog.
The talk wasn’t quite about what I thought it was going to be. On the other hand, it was much more “hands on”. On the “not what I thought it would be” side, Scott largely talked about how they applied code generation at Corillian, rather than about code generation itself. However, I can’t help but think in the back of my mind that this is actually a good thing. What it did was provide a good context in which to learn all about what code generation is good for. I don’t know if I would have liked it better though if maybe he drilled into more detail about a specific application of code generation rather than an overview of a bunch of different applications.
Overall, I think it was a great presentation. I give it a 9/10. An A for this one. There might be a chance that the only reason I haven’t awarded it a 10 though is because I want some room to grow in case I hear a better presentation (which if the way presentations have gone so far is any indication, this WON’T happen (which is definitely disappointing)).
Good job, Scott.
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