On the panel discussion at Dconf day 3

[Adam Wilson]

On Monday, 4 September 2023 at 22:39:53 UTC, claptrap wrote:
> Seriously you think Ucora were at DConf for publicity?
>
> I mean you really think that?
>
> You really think Ucora had a meeting and came to the conclusion 
> that training the DLF people for free and sending Saeed 
> (spelling?) to dconf was a cost effective way to reach new 
> customers?
>
> ***mind blowing***

Even if that's why they were there I thought it was acceptable 
and within the norms of programming conferences. It's no 
different than Symmetry getting their name plastered all over the 
place at the conference. And I've been to plenty of conferences 
that were *far* more "commercialized" than this was.

My personal view of IVY was more along the lines of mild 
bemusement. If you understand what it is and what it's doing then 
you probably don't need it and find the entire concept to be a 
somewhat overwrought version of "Know thyself". It's a tool that 
has utility to people who've never done anything like it before. 
If it helps DLF, it's no skin off my nose. But  it's certainly 
not a cult.