Firefox Nightly Session at Grace Hopper
Kate Glazko and I were fortunate to be able to present a session on Firefox Nightly at this year's Grace Hopper event.
My first impression was how massive an event it was! Just watching everyone stream into the venue for the keynote was magnificent. Legions of attendees from different companies were easily recognizable by their coordinated shirts. Whether it was Amazon's lime green or Facebook's blue, it was great to see (and almost like a parade!)
I thought our presentation went really well. While we had originally conceived it as a workshop, we decided to opt for a presentation followed by a few exercises instead. Part of the reasoning behind the decision was we simply did not have enough moderators to cover the session. The room held 180 people - I estimate we had about 80 attendees present at the session.
We got some really good questions during the Q&A, even one about Thunderbird. Attendees were interested in a wide range of subjects, including privacy practices, how we monitor failing tests, and information and details about Project Quantum. One attendee was interested in how she could get the Developer tools in Nightly.
I hope we succeeded in getting more people downloading and using nightly and 57 beta. At least one student approached me after the event and wants to contribute - that is what makes these types of events so great!
