CodeCamping near Sofia

Last Friday I was thinking - "I this weekend will be a very exciting one!" I did not realize then exactly how exciting it will actually be. I was one of the organizers of the premier CodeCamp event here in Bulgaria. Together with Stefan and Martin we took care for organizing the event willing to see will it be useful and if so make it a regular gathering.

The format of the event was something that we somehow managed to arrange perfectly - an informal lectures with a good mix of discussion from any kind. Gathering a bunch of people with different interest and tastes for technology actually allows for every one having some knowledge to share it. Martin wrote a good blog post discussing the subject that you can review to get a general view of the things :).

I must express my deepest gratitude towards the lectors that presented such interesting topics :

Emil Stoychev, Hristo Iliev, Ivaylo Bratoev, Vladimir Dimitrov and Peter Velichkov. Thanks guys! You were all awesome and I learned a lot of new things from you. I hope we will meet again and have such a fun again.

Despite the good lectures and useful discussions, there were a few drawbacks that we will take care to remove next time. I won't explain in details what were all lectures about. You will pretty soon be able to see them online and read the content.

Only one thing that's worth mentioning - if you or someone you know ever need to know how to start a diesel jeep after being 2 nights in a freezing cold with exhausted battery using a newspaper, don't hesitate to contact me I'll tell you the whole story ;),

Retrospection

This will be a short post, just to share some thoughts that accidentally came through my mind recently.

A friend of mine (Stefan) brought to my attention a new blog that I was not aware of. Its address is - http://vizibility.blogspot.com. Its posts are written in Bulgarian and specifically created to discuss and share thoughts and opinions on Vizibility - my ex-company.

Although I must agree with most of the things shared there (probably even all of them), I must express my doubts whether it is appropriate to have such kind of forum. I don't want to be misunderstood - every person, who wants to work somewhere deserves accurate information about the company, the people that are working there, the management and all other stuff. Any employee mustn't be misled with false promises, half truths and honest lies to join a company that is no match for his/her needs. However, a lot companies practice this kind of misleading policy for recruitment. Still, having an open blog that discusses all kinds of negative feedback on a particular company more or less predisposes over-exaggeration of facts and situations. Yep! Internet is an open and democratic structure that allows everyone's opinion to be expressed and heard and this blog may be just right.

On the other hand, I have always thought that when someone wants to say something he should always have that chance and be heard no matter whether it is right or wrong. And if his position is out of the truth there should be a right response. However, when I want to say something I say it and stand for my words. I don't hide behind nicknames and anonymous accounts.

I don't know who is the person behind that blog. It is certain that we have worked together in the company and most certainly we know each-other. I'm quite disappointed that he/she is not revealing his/her identity and I hope that honor and dignity will come to his/her senses and will he/she publicly reveal himself/herself.

I really think that people should know what's there and deserve it. So if this is the best way ... may be it will help. I'll still keep my feedback away from the public space but if there is a person wanting a feedback from me as an ex-employee of Vizibility Bulgaria - you can contact me any time. :)

My Daemon - Is that really me ....

Just now I was looking through the web site of "The Golden Compass" movie and took a couple of minutes to take a quiz that determines what my daemon should be. It appeared that is should be called Calista and is a Hare Daemon. Below you can see more details on it and for those of you who know me can apprise whether it is right or not, so that in 12 days it will settle to the character that really represents me. Please take that few moments to rate my daemon :).

P.S.: If you want to direct someone to apprise my daemon you can also use this link:

http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/?698059