So here I am, a couple of weeks on from the best week I’ve ever had geeking it up about actionscript and related topics. try {harder} was a small, focused actionscript conference excellently organised by @stray_and_ruby and held at center parcs in sherwood forest.

Nice place eh? Well I never even left the lodge due to so much talking, coding, listening, presenting and a little pool playing. I learned more than I could imagine about so many things, but most importantly about processes, myself and the way I work and think and about how much I’m missing out by not collaborating with other programmers on a daily basis.

Being down here in Cornwall there’s not much I can do about working with other people, but I have started this blog to share anything that might be useful and am trying to join in a bit more on twitter. These things are hard. I liked being a recluse. However there’s more to be gained from joining in the conversation so here I am. My other tangible take away’s are: using git (long overdue, so far so good) and TDD (I think I’m going in the right direction with this now!)

I attend Flash On The Beach in Brighton each year, and it’s great to see what’s going on and meet up with new and old friends there. I usually come away from that feeling a little inspired, but try {harder} has left me with actual inspiration and immediate changes to my work.

Looking forward to next year already!