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I hemmed and hawed about going to CocoaConf and after deciding that I did want to go I went to register only to find that it was sold out. I placed my name on the wait list thinking that it would be unlikely that a spot would open up. But then one did! And now after attending my first CocoaConf in Washington, D.C. March 28-29 I wish I hadn’t waited so long to attend one. The conference was well organized and graciously hosted by the Klein family was a sold out event. The session content and the presenters
The sessions were presented by seasoned professionals and authors Jonathan Blocksom and Mark Dalrymple of the Big Nerd Ranch , Daniel Steinberg , Ray Wenderlich , Mike Ash , Josh Smith and Jonathan Penn , and Mark Pospesel to name but a few.
But what was totally unexpected was the level of sharing and community shown by the speakers. The keynote γνῶθι σεαυτόν (Know Thyself) by Mark Dalrymple as well as the keynotes by Casey Liss and Dave Wiskus were amazingly personal and sharing about each speaker’s challenges that had to be overcome in order for them to be creative teachers, artists, authors, and developers. All this sharing was meant to motivate the attendees to step outside of their comfort zones and achieve. Motivational therapy at a te