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From: ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram)
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Subject: Re: The Continuous Amnesia Issue
Date: 16 Apr 2024 23:12:04 GMT
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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 . . .