Jacksonville Developers User Group

Jacksonville Code Camp Evaluations have closed. CodeCampEvals.Com helped us to be paperless this time. We will be coming out with several statistics by the end of this week. Some of them are mentioned below:

- Top rated sessions based on average scores
- Top rated sessions based on median scores
- Most popular sessions based on number of evals
- Most popular track based on number of evals
- Most popular time slot based on number of evals
- Average ratings for Track
- Median ratings for Track
- Standard deviation for track
- Standard deviation for time slot

If you are a number cruncher and would like to see any more statistics, please let us know.

We will also post the good comments as well as the constructive criticism we received. Our hope is that other code camps can benefit from them.

It's time to count :-)

Wally McClure did couple of podcasts during the code camp. We coordinated this effort with him, while he was in Memphis.

The first podcast talks about Memphis and Jacksonville Code Camps. The organization team got together with Wally and discussed what's new about our code camp. You can listen to the podcast here:

ASP.NET Podcast Show #70 - Memphis and Jacksonville Code Camps

The second podcast is an interview with David Silverlight about Code Countdown project. You can listen to it here:

ASP.NET Podcast Show #71 - Code Countdown with David Silverlight

Enjoy!

We have made session downloads available from the Agenda page. All the downloads are in the form of compressed (zip) file and contain the necessary presentation slides and source files for respective sessions.

http://codecamp.jaxdug.com/Agenda/tabid/73/Default.aspx

As we receive more submissions from speakers, we will make them available.

Thanks.

In my previous post, I had described the idea behind this highlight session - Show your coolest code. In this post, I am going to mention some more rules and describe the judging criteria.

Additional Rules
- Each contestant gets maximum of 7 minutes to show the code.
- Code has to be in either C# or VB.NET.
- We will have a person who will indicate time at 5 min and 6 min interval.
- If the contestant over runs the time, 1 point will be deducted for every second from the final score.
- The contestant’s entry is evaluated based on the criteria as below.
- There will be a panel of 2-3 judges. The judges will be introduced before the session.
- The decision of judges will be final and binding.

Judging Criteria Guide
- Is the purpose Clear, concise, and defined? What problem does this code solve?
- How useful is the code? Does it provide a custom solution to the problem or a standard one?
- What is the extent of creativity?
- Is the code presented in an organized, confident way?
- How many lines of Code? The fewer the better. Recommended limit is 30 LOC.
- Is the code style proper? Is the code documented?
- How did you feel the first time you heard about the solution? Quantify it on point scale.
- Why coolest? The contestant has 1 minute to answer why this is the coolest piece of code for the problem.
- The judges can ask a technical question to the contestant. The points are awarded based on the correctness of response. The contestant has 1 minute to answer the question.

Audience Award: The audience also gets to vote for the best contestant. Most popular audience entry wins a prize. The audience members are also eligible to enter into a raffle for prizes.

The response so far... has been tremendous!

I have enough competitive entries to conduct this contest. Most of the entries are from speakers. So, one can expect 6 extremely talented contestants showing code to solve problems in a variety of areas. I'll be posting a list of selected entries tomorrow.

Thanks for your participation.

Vinay

This time we are not going to use paper evaluations for sessions. Yes, we are going paperless with CodeCampEvals on board. CodeCampEvals is spear headed by David Silverlight, a community champion to say the least.

We will be putting all the speakers and sessions on CodeCampEvals.com. The registered attendees will be sent emails after the event to complete the evaluation.

Top 10 Reasons to Fill Code Camp Evaluations

1.      Win great prizes by entering into raffle.

2.      Every 50th, 100^th, 150^th, 200^th entry wins a guaranteed prize.

3.      Get points from Community Credit for your evaluation.

4.      To give constructive feedback to speakers and the organizing committee.

5.      Help the organizing committee to assess the overall quality of the event.

6.      Evaluations Results will be published for speaker and session ratings.

7.      Help prepare the next generation of professional speakers.

8.      Let the organizing committee know what was good about the event, what was bad, and how improvements can be made.

9.      The feedback not only helps the current event but also future code camps in Florida and all over the nation.

10.  Show the spirit of community and give something back to people who worked hard to make this event successful.

Thanks for your support. We look forward to see you.

Vinay

This is a second technical presentation skills live meeting by David McNamee. This live meeting is only for speakers. All speakers have been sent an email with the directions to join the live meeting. The details are as follows:

Abstract:

Come join us to discuss best practices in technical presenting. Is this your first time speaking at a Code Camp? Have you done technical presentations before, but would like some extra pointers? This session will address a number of topics to help you make the most of your presentation.

Bio:

David McNamee has been delivering training to developers and IT professionals for the last ten years. A Microsoft Certified Trainer, he has helped educate developers in Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies across the country. He is currently an IW Platform Specialist for Microsoft, focusing on developer issues around Office and SharePoint Technologies.

When: Thursday, August 24th, 6PM - 7PM

For Whom: Speakers Only

How To Join: Please check your email. If you have not receieved an email, please contact me directly.

Thanks!

Vinay

If you want a seat hurry up and register we may have to close registration today due max capacity!

We have come up with a power point template for code camp speakers.

We hope that this will help the new speakers to follow a standard pattern. One important thing to note from the template is that we will be using CodecampEvals.com for session evaluations. Even if you decide not to use this template, please make sure that your presentation slides contain the important pieces of information.

The template is attached to this post. Please let us know, if you have any feedback and we can refine the template.

Thanks,

Vinay