Google I/O

If you’re in the webdev world you of course know “Google I/O” is going on today and tomorrow, Google’s annual developer conference where they introduce new technologies that are likely to change the web. I really wanted to be there but even if I was I wouldn’t be able to get to all the sessions that I would want to attend on HTML5, maps, Android, etc, etc. I hear the atmosphere, while heavy on the geek (not that there’s anything wrong with that), is almost festive. A lot like the upcoming WWDC that takes place in the same venue, minus the insufferable concentration of Apple fanboys.

One quick note, while Google is a great company and makes great products they did drop the ball on my invitation: I never even got it. I would have been more than happy to give a few talks about the what, why, and how of the innovative technologies I use as a, if not yet the, leading web developer/ninja/entrepreneur of this generation. I’ve already contacted them about keynoting next year’s event.

Tomorrow: my initial, insightful review of the significance of the announcements and where they fit in to the future of the web.