The Un-Jobfair and other DemoCamp thoughts
Comments(3) I wasn’t at DemoCamp11 last night. I was a bit under the weather, it’s been a very busy few weeks and I’ll be honest, the demos as a whole didn’t look that interesting to me. I read the reviews Rohan and Martin wrote this morning and it appears that it was underwhelming.
I’ve been thinking a bit about the demos that I have liked and disliked from past DemoCamps. I think there needs to be a philosophical discussion about DemoCamp to determine the direction it should take. A recurring event from the last few DemoCamps has been the announcement that such and such company is hiring and at least one or two demos from students or freelancers who are essentially auditioning for a job. Perhaps DemoCamp isn’t the best place for that. Maybe we could have an Un-Jobfair?
As for DemoCamp itself, perhaps it doesn’t need to be every month. Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes it feels like they’re happening every week. 
Because there are space constraints, some sort of voting system for potential demos could be put in place.
I’m thinking out loud here, so any and all comments are welcome.
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