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Multiple choice questions on feedback form where possible responses were Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree or No Answer.
 
Multiple choice questions on feedback form where possible responses were Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree or No Answer.
  
Question : Median Response
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''Question'' : '''Median Response'''
  
My goal was served by attending this conference : Strongly Agree
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''My goal was served by attending this conference'' : '''Strongly Agree'''
  
I enjoyed attending CITCON North America 2007 : Strongly Agree
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''I enjoyed attending CITCON North America 2007'' : '''Strongly Agree'''
  
The OpenSpace format is appropriate for me : Strongly Agree  
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''The OpenSpace format is appropriate for me'' : '''Strongly Agree'''
  
I used the "Law of Two Feet" during the conference : Agree
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''I used the "Law of Two Feet" during the conference'' : '''Agree'''
  
The location of the conference was convenient : Agree
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''The location of the conference was convenient'' : '''Agree'''
  
I would come back if there is another conference next year : Strongly Agree
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''I would come back if there is another conference next year'' : '''Strongly Agree'''
  
  
 
== The session I liked most was: ==
 
== The session I liked most was: ==
  
Refactoring and Legacy Systems. -- [[Curtis Barnes]]
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[[Refactoring And Legacy Systems]] -- [[Curtis Barnes]]
  
[[What Is The One True LanguageFor Writing Tests]] -- [[Jason Huggins]], [[Elisabeth Hendrickson]], [[Kevin Miller]]
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[[What Is The One True LanguageFor Writing Tests]] -- [[Jason Huggins]], [[Elisabeth Hendrickson]], [[Kevin Miller]], [[Derek del Carpio]], [[Toby Tripp]]
  
 
Are the categories of Unit test, Integration test, Acceptance test, etc., still useful? -- [[Richard Jensen]]
 
Are the categories of Unit test, Integration test, Acceptance test, etc., still useful? -- [[Richard Jensen]]
  
[[IsRSpecAwesomeOrWhat | Is RSpec Awesome or What?]] -- [[Jason Darling]]
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[[IsRSpecAwesomeOrWhat | Is RSpec Awesome or What?]] -- [[Jason Darling]], [[John Woodward]], [[Ram Singaram]]
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[[What Is After 100 Pct Coverage And Functional Tests]] -- [[David O'Hara]]
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[[Code Metrics]] -- [[Paul Holser]], [[Eric Pugh]], [[Vandana Shah]], [[Harlan Wood]]
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Any of them -- [[William Zachary]]
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All that attended -- [[Cruz Pitre]]
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Discussion in the tavern -- [[Matthew Stevenson]]
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All -- [[Andy Glover]]
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CI Practices - Barriers to Implementation -- [[David Kermis]]
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[[Next Gen Test Automation Tools What Is Next]] -- [[Mark Anderson]]
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[[Where are you in the CI adoption life cycle?]] -- [[Lydia Tripp]], [[Bill Ott]]
  
 
== What I liked '''most''' was: ==
 
== What I liked '''most''' was: ==
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Meeting everyone and talking tech. -- [[Maciej Zawadzki]]
 
Meeting everyone and talking tech. -- [[Maciej Zawadzki]]
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Open space format & such amazingly bright folks. -- [[David O'Hara]]
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Hearing other people's experiences. -- [[Michael Rousey]]
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Open format made for ''very'' relevant topics, and allowed for going off-topic if the participants wanted to. -- [[John Woodward]]
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The opportunity to network with passionate software professionals and learn ''tons''. -- [[Paul Holser]]
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The format & energy. -- [[Gary McCants]]
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Everything -- [[William Zachary]]
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Learning about Open Spaces, meeting people. -- [[Eric Pugh]]
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Open flow of information and ideas -- [[Matthew Stevenson]]
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Meeting folks with interesting problems + tools. -- [[Eric Minick]]
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Nice people, collection of people in same boat -- [[Derek del Carpio]]
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Open space format of conference -- [[Vandana Shah]]
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Format of conference -- [[David Kermis]]
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Informal interactions - Happy Hour(s), breakfast, lunch -- [[Mark Anderson]]
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The energy -- [[Lydia Tripp]]
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Awesome knowledge sharing -- [[Harlan Wood]]
 +
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Language for testing discussions -- [[Bill Ott]]
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Breakout conversations -- [[Ram Singaram]]
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Ability to ask questions and direct discussions -- [[Nick Naumovich]]
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Big visible charts -- [[Toby Tripp]]
  
 
== What I liked '''least''' was: ==
 
== What I liked '''least''' was: ==
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Who Is Responsible To Implement And Manage CI? by me, because no one came.  :)  -- [[Jason Darling]]
 
Who Is Responsible To Implement And Manage CI? by me, because no one came.  :)  -- [[Jason Darling]]
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Too short. Not enough time to be involved in everything. -- [[David O'Hara]]
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I could not attend all the sessions. -- [[Michael Rousey]]
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Long drive from my house (40 minutes), but there's not much that could have been done about that! -- [[John Woodward]]
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Some folks too argumentative and sanctimonious. :) -- [[Gary McCants]]
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Fishbowl concept; people shouldn't ''have'' to leave. -- [[William Zachary]]
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Nothing -- [[Matthew Stevenson]]
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The session mix didn't excite as much as possible -- [[Eric Minick]]
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Sessions where the instigator didn't attend -- [[Mark Anderson]]
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It is exhausting -- [[Lydia Tripp]]
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Silly infighting at one session -- [[Harlan Wood]]
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No agenda in session to drive discussion -- [[Bill Ott]]
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Length vs breadth (can't be in 2 places at once) -- [[Nick Naumovich]]
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Narrow hallway of agenda -- [[Toby Tripp]]
  
 
== For next time, I suggest: ==
 
== For next time, I suggest: ==
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More attendees. Too many vendors and organizers. These people should be here but not counted in the attendance limit. -- [[Maciej Zawadzki]]
 
More attendees. Too many vendors and organizers. These people should be here but not counted in the attendance limit. -- [[Maciej Zawadzki]]
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You have it here in Dallas again. -- [[David O'Hara]]
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Same level of lunch, drinks. will suggest to my company to help sponsor. -- [[John Woodward]]
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Two days of sessions? -- [[Paul Holser]]
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Archiving of all sessions. -- [[William Zachary]]
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Have an area on the wiki, a place where individuals can add their specialties or areas of expertise. -- [[Cruz Pitre]]
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More non-vendors in the mix. -- [[Eric Minick]]
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Instead of 5 sessions by 5 tracks, have 6 sessions by 4 tracks. People can learn more & lessen conflict of interest when multiple happening at same time. -- [[Derek del Carpio]]
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Longer conference for more sessions. -- [[David Kermis]]
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Sessions with more preparation by instigator were better. More organization of scheduling (<sigh> I'm too compulsive about organization) -- [[Mark Anderson]]
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NYC -- [[Harlan Wood]]
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Lightning talks -- [[Bret Pettichord]]
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Introductions are very long -- [[Bill Ott]]
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Nothing -- it's just a fact -- [[Nick Naumovich]]
  
 
== Additional comments: ==
 
== Additional comments: ==
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Great conference. -- [[Jason Darling]]
 
Great conference. -- [[Jason Darling]]
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Loved it!! Stayed longer than I originally thought I would. Glad to finally meet Jtf & PJ and others. -- [[John Woodward]]
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Woo! -- [[Gary McCants]]
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Coming to this conference I was somewhat skeptical about the open spaces and the schedule, because of that I had no goal in mind coming here. After the sessions, I am sold on the format and only wish it went on longer. -- [[Matthew Stevenson]]
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See you next year!! -- [[Andy Glover]]
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I'd do another in Texas without question, further away becomes more difficult -- [[Mark Anderson]]
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Thanks for having us (Toby & I) again, we truly enjoyed ourselves -- [[Lydia Tripp]]
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Great work! Thanks to the sponsors -- [[Harlan Wood]]
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Loved the format! -- [[Nick Naumovich]]

Latest revision as of 05:29, 10 September 2012

Multiple choice questions on feedback form where possible responses were Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree or No Answer.

Question : Median Response

My goal was served by attending this conference : Strongly Agree

I enjoyed attending CITCON North America 2007 : Strongly Agree

The OpenSpace format is appropriate for me : Strongly Agree

I used the "Law of Two Feet" during the conference : Agree

The location of the conference was convenient : Agree

I would come back if there is another conference next year : Strongly Agree


The session I liked most was:

Refactoring And Legacy Systems -- Curtis Barnes

What Is The One True LanguageFor Writing Tests -- Jason Huggins, Elisabeth Hendrickson, Kevin Miller, Derek del Carpio, Toby Tripp

Are the categories of Unit test, Integration test, Acceptance test, etc., still useful? -- Richard Jensen

Is RSpec Awesome or What? -- Jason Darling, John Woodward, Ram Singaram

What Is After 100 Pct Coverage And Functional Tests -- David O'Hara

Code Metrics -- Paul Holser, Eric Pugh, Vandana Shah, Harlan Wood

Any of them -- William Zachary

All that attended -- Cruz Pitre

Discussion in the tavern -- Matthew Stevenson

All -- Andy Glover

CI Practices - Barriers to Implementation -- David Kermis

Next Gen Test Automation Tools What Is Next -- Mark Anderson

Where are you in the CI adoption life cycle? -- Lydia Tripp, Bill Ott

What I liked most was:

Conversations with lots of people with different perspectives. -- David Gauthier

Meeting others with similar struggles -- Curtis Barnes

Talking! :) -- Jason Huggins

Hallway and bar conversations. -- Chris Turner

Discussions. -- Elisabeth Hendrickson

Interaction with others. -- Richard Jensen

Meeting everyone and talking tech. -- Maciej Zawadzki

Open space format & such amazingly bright folks. -- David O'Hara

Hearing other people's experiences. -- Michael Rousey

Open format made for very relevant topics, and allowed for going off-topic if the participants wanted to. -- John Woodward

The opportunity to network with passionate software professionals and learn tons. -- Paul Holser

The format & energy. -- Gary McCants

Everything -- William Zachary

Learning about Open Spaces, meeting people. -- Eric Pugh

Open flow of information and ideas -- Matthew Stevenson

Meeting folks with interesting problems + tools. -- Eric Minick

Nice people, collection of people in same boat -- Derek del Carpio

Open space format of conference -- Vandana Shah

Format of conference -- David Kermis

Informal interactions - Happy Hour(s), breakfast, lunch -- Mark Anderson

The energy -- Lydia Tripp

Awesome knowledge sharing -- Harlan Wood

Language for testing discussions -- Bill Ott

Breakout conversations -- Ram Singaram

Ability to ask questions and direct discussions -- Nick Naumovich

Big visible charts -- Toby Tripp

What I liked least was:

Some people liked to hear themselves talk too much, some conversations were too theoretical. -- David Gauthier

Too many good talks happening at the same time (hard to choose between them). -- Jason Huggins

Venue. -- Elisabeth Hendrickson

Choosing which popular session I was going to attend. :-) -- Richard Jensen

Who Is Responsible To Implement And Manage CI? by me, because no one came. :) -- Jason Darling

Too short. Not enough time to be involved in everything. -- David O'Hara

I could not attend all the sessions. -- Michael Rousey

Long drive from my house (40 minutes), but there's not much that could have been done about that! -- John Woodward

Some folks too argumentative and sanctimonious. :) -- Gary McCants

Fishbowl concept; people shouldn't have to leave. -- William Zachary

Nothing -- Matthew Stevenson

The session mix didn't excite as much as possible -- Eric Minick

Sessions where the instigator didn't attend -- Mark Anderson

It is exhausting -- Lydia Tripp

Silly infighting at one session -- Harlan Wood

No agenda in session to drive discussion -- Bill Ott

Length vs breadth (can't be in 2 places at once) -- Nick Naumovich

Narrow hallway of agenda -- Toby Tripp

For next time, I suggest:

Division between theory-session and practical. -- David Gauthier

One large group speaker (on Friday night?). -- Curtis Barnes

More hot water for tea. -- Elisabeth Hendrickson

Same format. Having people put up a bio that talks about their skill sets so people could talk to people who had experience with certain tools/apps. -- Jason Darling

More attendees. Too many vendors and organizers. These people should be here but not counted in the attendance limit. -- Maciej Zawadzki

You have it here in Dallas again. -- David O'Hara

Same level of lunch, drinks. will suggest to my company to help sponsor. -- John Woodward

Two days of sessions? -- Paul Holser

Archiving of all sessions. -- William Zachary

Have an area on the wiki, a place where individuals can add their specialties or areas of expertise. -- Cruz Pitre

More non-vendors in the mix. -- Eric Minick

Instead of 5 sessions by 5 tracks, have 6 sessions by 4 tracks. People can learn more & lessen conflict of interest when multiple happening at same time. -- Derek del Carpio

Longer conference for more sessions. -- David Kermis

Sessions with more preparation by instigator were better. More organization of scheduling (<sigh> I'm too compulsive about organization) -- Mark Anderson

NYC -- Harlan Wood

Lightning talks -- Bret Pettichord

Introductions are very long -- Bill Ott

Nothing -- it's just a fact -- Nick Naumovich

Additional comments:

Thank you for creating CITCON! -- Jason Huggins

Great conference. -- Jason Darling

Loved it!! Stayed longer than I originally thought I would. Glad to finally meet Jtf & PJ and others. -- John Woodward

Woo! -- Gary McCants

Coming to this conference I was somewhat skeptical about the open spaces and the schedule, because of that I had no goal in mind coming here. After the sessions, I am sold on the format and only wish it went on longer. -- Matthew Stevenson

See you next year!! -- Andy Glover

I'd do another in Texas without question, further away becomes more difficult -- Mark Anderson

Thanks for having us (Toby & I) again, we truly enjoyed ourselves -- Lydia Tripp

Great work! Thanks to the sponsors -- Harlan Wood

Loved the format! -- Nick Naumovich