Re: The Continuous Amnesia Issue

Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> wrote or quoted:

Obviously, nobody in the room ever had heard anything about what we
as an industry already had figured out about reusability.

  The whole spiel about "the industry" here is just Uwe's two
  cents on a specific conference where they didn't vet the
  attendees' qualifications beforehand - you know, like they
  do with some PhD seminars.

  Over at CppCon, they've got these "Back to the Basics" talks where
  it's crystal clear they're catering to the newbies without a clue.

  Conferences can really run the gamut in terms of quality - a lot
  of the time, they're just a cash grab, and they don't want to
  scare off the paying punters with any educational prerequisites.

  Personally, I wouldn't be caught dead thinking "Alright, time
  to pony up and hit up a conference to learn a thing or two."
  Nah, I'd know from the get-go that whatever I pick up there
  ain't gonna offset the opportunity cost of showing up.

  Sounds like Uwe had a different take on it . . .