By Mike Morton, Google Mac Team Every year, Google engineer Mike Morton becomes intrepid reporter Mike Morton as he ventures to Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple doesn't allow attendees to disclose the technical bits of the conference, so he writes about other important observations and juicy details: how the crowd behaves, interesting sights and sounds, and (as always with Mike), fun with anagrams. Here in the finale of his two-part report on WWDC 2008, Mike discusses those exciting WWDC evenings, what he learned about learning, and Friday, the day of reflection and going home. (Be sure you read part 1 first.) Evening diversions As usual, Monday night was Apple's reception. It’s a chance to get in long lines for food (the mushroom tartlets were the best among the vegetarian options this year) and also to schmooze and gossip. The real big night was Wednesday, with the Apple Design Awards (ADA) in the early evening. The ADA is a gala affair, featuring presenters dressed to the nines (well, maybe the sevens), spotlights, demos of the winning products, and enthusiastic applause for each winner. You can see a complete list of winning programs here . The winners all impressed me, especially with the effort that went into making them look slick. For those with more stamina than I, Wednesday evening continued with Stump The Experts . Thursday evening was a party at nearby Yerba Buena Gardens. A staffer checked my ID and ask ...
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By Mike Morton, Google Mac Team Every year, Google engineer Mike Morton becomes intrepid reporter Mike Morton as he ventures to Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple doesn't allow attendees to disclose the technical bits of the conference, so he writes about other important observations and juicy details: how the crowd behaves, interesting sights and sounds, and (as always with Mike), fun with anagrams. Here in the finale of his two-part report on WWDC 2008, Mike discusses those exciting WWDC evenings, what he learned about learning, and Friday, the day of reflection and going home. (Be sure you read part 1 first.) Evening diversions As usual, Monday night was Apple's reception. It’s a chance to get in long lines for food (the mushroom tartlets were the best among the vegetarian options this year) and also to schmooze and gossip. The real big night was Wednesday, with the Apple Design Awards (ADA) in the early evening. The ADA is a gala affair, featuring presenters dressed to the nines (well, maybe the sevens), spotlights, demos of the winning products, and enthusiastic applause for each winner. You can see a complete list of winning programs here . The winners all impressed me, especially with the effort that went into making them look slick. For those with more stamina than I, Wednesday evening continued with Stump The Experts . Thursday evening was a party at nearby Yerba Buena Gardens. A staffer checked my ID and ask ...