![]() The following changes are included in this build:Īdded basic support for the FindBugs Java analysis tool.įixed a bug in the registration of trial versions of the Eclipse plug-in. If you do Twitter, follow the #accu2011 hashtag. Stay tuned, and we'll try to write about the proceedings as and when we can. Rather than returning to the bar after returning from town we ducked out early to get some rest before the real fun starts tomorrow (we'll be setting up our stand immediately after breakfast). As a postscript, from the reports we heard the following morning, leaving the bar early was definitely the right decision!īeth and I are now at the Barcelo Oxford hotel for this year's ACCU Conference.Īlthough the conference proper doesn't start until tomorrow morning, tonight saw the early arrivals gathering in the bar for the now-traditional group outing to Chutneys Indian Restaurant, during which the world was put to rights amid much gesticulation and hilarity. Our thanks to The Cupcake Baker in Abingdon for stepping in at short notice to produce the cakes for us.īy the time we'd packed down the equipment on the stand it as getting late so we briefly adjourned to the bar to eat before retiring relatively early. One interesting bit of feedback we had was that apparently some people thought they were some sort of participation prize, but we soon dispelled that by wandering around the room with a trayful of cakes each and offering them around. Michael Feathers keynote "On Our Ability To Do Much".Īfter a 90 minute break we broke out the cakes during the Sponsor's Reception, and as by the end of the evening we only had about 3 left of the 60 we ordered I think we ordered about the right amount: Cake is now available!! I was flagging rather badly by this time so I must admit I took more note of the delivery and humour rather than the content! Michael Feathers keynote "On Our Ability To Do Much". Fortunately Michael Feathers was able to stand in with an impromtu session titled "On Our Ability To Do Much". John Lakos was up next on "Defensive Programming Done Right": John Lakos on "Defensive Programming Done Right".Īs usual John covered a huge amount of material at breakneck pace, but it was good stuff - as long as you weren't trying to transcribe it all in real time!īob Martin was scheduled to give the closing keynote on Wednesday, but unfortunately he had to pull out at short notice. These were one of Beth's ideas for the Sponsors' Reception on the Wednesday evening, and I have to say that this time she has quite surpassed herself. Then the cakes arrived, courtesy of the Cupcake Baker in Abingdon. However, if you've been to a conference of this size before I'm sure you can picture the scene of a long queue of hungry developers. When we did get there, we were kept sufficiently busy that I didn't get around to taking any pictures. ![]() Some very useful information was presented in this session as a C++ developer I certainly found it helpful in working out how the new C++ Standard is likely to affect us in the near future.Īt lunchtime the (single threaded) queue for food in the reception area stretched way back out into the lobby, and it was so crowded we had to go around the outside of the building just to reach our stand. The two machines on the right form our IncrediBuild grid analysis demonstrator, and we have a rolling presentation running on the laptop at the centre of the picture: Our gear waiting to be set up.Īn hour and a half later (and half way through the opening keynote), it is finally starting to look ready: Our stand.Īs you might expect, Scott Meyers' session on r-value references and move semantics in C++ 11 was very well attended: Scott Meyers' session on r-value references and move semantics in C++ 11. ![]() I don't blame them, with that volume of books! Blackwells were already set up when we arrived. ![]() First, the sponsors area as it was when we arrived: The sponsors area as it was when we arrived.īlackwells must have set up their stand the previous day.
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