For me, PolyConf is a bit like the Strange Loop of Europe, which is one of the highest compliments possible for a conference.<p>* It was well organized<p>* Had quite a range of topics on interesting topics that poked you right in the intellectual curiosity<p>* Had an audience that was eager to talk about esoteric ideas, but still able to bring it back to a semi-pragmatic form - rare to be able to walk those lines<p>* Just a lot of fun<p>Usually I'm quite exhausted after conferences, but I came away from Polyconf feeling energized about programming, creating (and destroying), and exploring in a way I hadn't for quite awhile - highly recommended!
I spoke and attended last year. It's the best conference I've ever been to (and I've been to at least 40). Here are a few of my favorites:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v68ppDlvHqs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v68ppDlvHqs</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjASqh5z8ck" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjASqh5z8ck</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9AwYiwIvXE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9AwYiwIvXE</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96YwY7Lld0Q&t=148s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96YwY7Lld0Q&t=148s</a>
Out of curiosity, is the move to Paris permanent?<p>I went to PolyConf 2016 in Poznan. I enjoyed how broad the range of topics was. Although it can be a double-edged sword. Having so many differing backgrounds can make it tough to strike up a meaningful conversation. For example, if someone is super passionate about OCaml, and I've never touched the language, then there's only so far we can take the conversation. I suggested at one point to have people's top interests printed on their name cards to narrow the search space a little.
I've been there as a speaker, workshop organizer and attendee.
It felt great from all those points of view.<p>Main selling points: variety of topics, a lot of great speakers, attention to details<p>I'm sure they'll do a great job in Paris.
Been to Polyconf while it was in Poznan. Could not recommend it enough! It's a really great conference which is about methods and ideas, not languages.<p>If you can go - go! Thank me later.
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Seriously great conference! The concept is really appealing - step out of the echo chamber of your own programming language / framework community and learn a bit about many other languages.
I spoke at PolyConf two year ago, and really enjoyed it!<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQL48qYDwp4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQL48qYDwp4</a><p>There was only one problem--beer instead of milkshakes at the reception. ;)
I presented (and, obviously, attended) at first year Polyconf and loved every bit of it. Organization is top notch, crowd is cool and you could always find something to speak about and topics are really diverse and engaging. Sadly I couldn't make it last year, but I'm really hoping to fix that this summer. :)
I delivered a talk about the Next Big Leap (speaking about Ruby on Rails) at this conference when it was RuPy 2011 in Poland. The organizers are top-notch and attract a diverse crowd. Highly recommended!