I was walking down a empty hall, not sure where I was. Ah, there's the room I was looking for. As I walked through the door, the people inside turned around and looked at me. Some had clothes with penguins on them, or carried devices with logos of partially eaten fruit. "Where you from, cuz?" the one up front said. Oh no, I'm dead now!

Okay, so maybe that's what I imagined it might be like walking into a session focused on Python. I was definitely outside of my Microsoft comfort zone. But that's what CodeMash is supposed to be about, so I figured I'd go out of my way to see a presentation on something almost totally unknown. It turned out to be nothing like my overactive imagination, and I don't think I stood out at all. I'm not sure why I expected anything different, really.

I was at Mark Ramm's presentation on SQL Alchemy. Honestly, I wasn't following all of the details and I'm not clear on what I took away from it. At the very least I gained a basic understand, exposure or awareness of something that I wouldn't normally see. It was definitely interesting, but the Q & A was totally over my head so I ducked out early.

There are a few things I've noticed about CodeMash so far. As the conference has progressed, I've noticed people being a lot more comfortable asking questions or giving comments without being prompted. So far, the sessions I've been in where the audience contributed have been the best experiences.

Also, I never imagined I'd be live blogging, but today I found that I had a lot to say. I still don't like the term and wouldn't really admit to doing it.

Oh yeah, and I sat near a guy who totally looked like Don Knotts.

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