>This thread is becoming sort of a tradition for those being left behind... Why aren't you at Devcon?
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>I am not there because at my day job the conference request wasn't approved until 2-3 weeks before the conference start. Impossible to arrange in that short of time. In my new established consulting work in the evenings I just haven't made enough money yet to pay for a conference yet.

I decided to go to WhilFest instead because it is cheaper so far as conference and hotel costs, and I think everyone will have a chance to digest the announcements at DevCon.