I met Ashley in Denver at 360|iDev Denver 2009, it was his first 360|iDev.
I was hanging out at an In-N-Out a few days ago and guess who walks in. Ashley Streb.
Me: Hey dude! How are you?
Ashley: Oh hey John! I”m good you? Mind some company?
(I put my Double Double Animal Style down)
Me: Of course not, go get your food and have a seat.
(Ashley goes and places his order. Thankfully the mysterious rush that often hits In-N-Outs at random times through-out the day, had just passed.)
(he sits across from me)
Me: So… Excited about San Jose? (He nods) What do you think people who attend your session will be most surprised by/about?
Ashley: My representation of engineering excellence through interpretive dance. Also, how easy it is to integrate Xcode into automated code coverage checks should be pretty nifty.
(I put my burger down, so I wouldn’t drop it, laughing as hard as I was)
Me: awesome! Will you need anything special for the dance? pieces of lace or sheer fabric, a baton or something? (I smile, he laughs) I’ll have to make sure to pop my head into your session. ha!
The code stuff sounds good too of course. I can’t wait so see how you interpret function names.
What session are you most excited about, besides your own of course
Ashley: (he gets up when they call his order and comes back with a double double protein style, Fries well done, animal style and a neapolitan shake) 200 – Jonathan Saggau – I can has coverflow? Exploring third party libraries that closely mimic Apple’s UI.
(My own fries well done are calling my name so I munch a few of those.)
Me: (finishing my chew) What are you most looking forward to at 360|iDev San Jose?
(I’ve never understood the Protein style. Meat wrapped in lettuce leafs. Really? )
Ashley: The entreprenurial vibe and excitement around the iPhone platform!
(He takes a bite of lettuce wrapped beefy goodness)
Me: Yeah iPhone devs are a great group and very entrepreneurial. Get a game idea, start a company do their thing. What would you tell someone that was on the fence about attending 360|iDev to convince them to come?
Ashley: (between bites of fries, and a shake chaser) Fool.
(I wait for more, but no, that’s it. Can’t say I disagree, though I try to refrain from calling people… no, no I don’t. If you’re an iPhone developer, it’d be foolish to miss 360|iDev. I agree with Ashley)
Me: Fo’ Shizzle.
(we’re gathering up our wrappers, and such so I ask)
Who’d win? Lion Voltron or Vehicle Voltron?
Assley: (First he kills his shake and tosses the cup) I’m more nostalgic for lion voltron, but when vehicle voltron forms he looks like a super duper bad ass ninja. I think Vehicle voltron would dominate.
