Google to Hold Worldwide Developer Day

Incon writes "Google is holding a day for developers to meet and learn from Google staff at its various worldwide offices. Places at the event are sure to go quicker than hotcakes, so get in quickly. Locations that Developer Day will be held at are: Beijing, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Tokyo and of course at Google HQ in Mountain View."

NYC???

Locations that Developer Day will be held at are: Beijing, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Tokyo and of course at Google HQ in Mountain View."

what about their offices in New York City?

Re:NYC???

Language differences are more important than geographical ones. And I count 5 in Europe, not 3.

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Link without blogspam:
http://www.google.com/events/developerday/index.ht ml [google.com]

Will they have

a mechanical Steve Balmer throwing chairs and shouting "Developers! Developers! Developers!"?

Reading the article, I'm disappointed

I thought it was going to be a day when people were supposed to bring me flowers and cards, or take me out to lunch and things like that.

But it turns out to be educational stuff that's supposed to be good for me. I'm sure Google means well, but I already know enough to be dangerous. People should put more effort into appeasing me and less into pouring oil on that particular fire.

Are they serious?

What do they expect people to learn from Google? Any company with their heads on straight won't be giving away trade secrets, and even tips and tricks on how to develop software are either already known or it's something that Google has an edge on and doesn't want to lose. It's not like Google has any "secret knowledge" or anything like that. They just made a great business plan and it payed off.

Re:Are they serious?

Its mainly about developing using Google's APIs. KML, AJAX, Atom, that sort of thing. Sure, the tips and tricks are already known, but its still useful to have an intensive session where they are presented to you by the people involved in their creation, rather than spending untold hours filtering through the crap on online forums to find the useful tips.

Why does Google hate America?

Not really, but... come on, one event in the entire US, compared to three in Europe within 1000 km of each other? We don't even get one on each coast?

Re:Why does Google hate America?

Those 3 in Europe are in coutries which speak different languages. How would you like your only option to be the one in Madrid? Think you'd get anything out of it?

Watch out not to leave any LOOSE CHAIRS around

just in case someone comes up unexpected ....

hemispherical challenge

Worldwide Day - huh. Sounds like that might be even more hemispherically challenging that the Summer (not Winter) of Code initiative.

Sales offices?

What are they doing in all those other offices around the globe? Developing? I thought they were sales offices, put into life to serve the local advertisement market better. Maybe some people for translations and such, but that's it.

In Soviet Siberia: +1, Helpful

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