Dave Hoover’s Journeyman Tour
Updated on May 17, 2011.
I’m “pinching-myself-excited” about my journeyman tour. I’ve posted the latest version of the itinerary below, with links to the relevant/planned places and people. I’m looking for suggestions about most of these destinations, since almost all of them are new to me. One of the things I’m most excited about is that I’ll have my son Ricky and daughter Rose accompany me for different parts of the road trip (January 17-February 1) as photographer / videographers. I’m so thankful to be a part of a company like Obtiva, who stand behind this sort of activity where we can connect peers, competitors, friends, and colleagues with the wider community. I also have to give a major thank you to Corey Haines for the sole inspiration for this sort of behavior. And of course, a big thanks to all of the people who have invited me to talk to them about what I’m interested in talking about. Stay tuned, I’ll keep updating this as the tour progresses!
Part 1: Completed
November 9-10, Elabs, Göteborg, Sweden
- Pair programmed a bit with Nicklas Ramhöj
- Interviewed CJ Kihlbom: watch on vimeo
- Spoke about “The 9 Reasons You’re Not Apprenticing Anyone” at Got.rb
November 10-14, Øredev, Malmö, Sweden
- The 9 Reasons You’re Not Apprenticing Anyone
- The Principles Behind Groupon
- Interviewed Cory Foy and Michael “Doc” Norton: watch on vimeo
Part 2: Completed
My feelings about this part of the tour
Accompanied by Ricky, my 9 year old son.
January 19-20, Edge Case, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Pair program with people there
- Interview Matt
- Day 1 blog post
- Day 2 blog post
January 21-23, LeanDog, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Visit NimblePros
- Pair program with people at LeanDog
- Presented A 2 Part Talk on a Boat in Cleveland
- Meetup with Joe Fiorini
- Blog post
January 24-25, Entryway, Floyd, Virginia, USA
- Pair program with people there
- Day 1 Blog post
- Day 2 Blog post
January 26-27, Relevance, Durham, North Carolina, USA
January 27-28, Role Model Software, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Pair program
- Discussed differences between craftsmanship-oriented shops
- Dinner with Jared Richardson, Chris Redinger and our daughters
January 31, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- Visit Brennan at WE ARE TITANS
February 1, Washington DC, USA
- Video brain dump
- Meals with Jeff Casimir and Joe Grossberg
February 3-4, Rubyfuza, Cape Town, South Africa
- The 9 Reasons You’re Not Apprenticing Anyone
- The Dangers of ActiveRecord lifecycle hooks
Feb 5 (fun with Mad Mimi teammates)
Feb 6 (fly)
Staci, my wife, joins me.Feb 7-12, speakerconf, Aruba
- Spoke about Stretching Toward Incompetency
Feb 12, sweet home Chicago!
Part 3: Completed
April 2-6, London, England
- Visit the Rempt’s at Holmsted Manor
- Visit Adewale at Google
- Visit Aslak and Dan at DRW
- Visit New Bamboo to pair on Pusher
- Visit Fred at Forward3D to see some microservices and programmer anarchy
- Panel discussion on How can craftsmanship move the industry forwards? with Adewale Oshineye, Dan North, and Chris Parsons at the London Software Craftsmanship Community
