Last weekend it was held in Seattle the ALT.NET conference. One of the things that grabbed my attention was that they practiced the Open Space Technology. That's an interesting approach on sharing our thoughts with the all the ones attending the conference. Although, at least for me, the real advantage of the ALT.NET conferences (and also the ALT.NET user groups) is that put people talking and sharing experiences with each other.
For the past weeks Bruno and I have been talking about patterns, methodologies, open source apps and alternative tools. I think that's very into the ALT.NET spirit. Unfortunately, our thoughts are being kept just to us. No one is taking advantage of our conclusions.
My vision is: a software discussion user group in Portugal (or one in Lisbon and another in Porto). I'm releasing this thought as my own. I haven't shared it with anyone. But I would like to know if someone else thinks like me and advocates this idea. I know that exists this group that have been engaging a lot of discussion in the subject of software. But I would like to have in Portugal a freely available discussion on software open to everyone. Senior developers mixed with junior and newbies. A real exchange.
Please send me an email with your suggestions\ideas (rodrigo [one dot] guerreiro [a] agilior [another dot] pt). I would like very much this idea to grow. That's my vision.