The Ancient Art of Programming

I have just returned from Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, where I attended the Software Architecture Workshop. The idea behind this workshop is basically to get a bunch of software architects/developers together in a room, and let them talk for an hour about stuff¹ in an environment in which ideas and opinions can circulate freely. This year’s edition was hosted by Andrea Provaglio, who did an excellent job.

It was an amazing experience. All attendees were extremely knowledgeable, smart, and interesting to talk (and listen) to. My head is still spinning from the experience, and it will take a few days to write up all of the notes I made. In addition, I made some interesting new friends there, who I hope to see again soon.

Paul has posted some nice pictures, which show that the surroundings were quite inspiring as well.

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