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Hey all,
Has anyone here been to / lived in the San Francisco bay area in the US? Got any tips for places to visit/things to do?
Long story short - I'm going to be spending the middle of November on a fully-funded tour through Silicon Valley, learning from accomplished entrepreneurs, meeting startups, and visiting the likes of Google, Facebook, Dropbox, and Amazon.
The tour is run by an Australian group called Startup Catalyst[^], which takes 20 Australian youth on this trip each year after a highly competitive selection process.
So yeah - I'm keen to make the most of my brief visit  ![Green Alien | [Alien]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/alien.gif) ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif)
Any contacts I should make or places I should visit?
BTW, it's been a while since I posted in the Lounge - how's everyone going? ![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A.
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Mitchell J. wrote: Got any tips for places to visit/things to do?
The WWII sub parked up on pier somethingorother is worth a visit. Go north on 1 to the Pelican Inn, near Stinsons beach, its a nice little resto-bar.
The aquarium is good, on pier somethingelse. The seals smell. Haight Ashbury is a joke. The gays are funny. The trams ridiculously long to queue for, dont bother. Lombard street is too, approach it from an angle, not direct. Nappa is worth a visit if you like wine.
Thats about it, didnt spend too long there really.
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Fisherman's Wharf and China Town are both great places to eat and shop. Definitely "try" to drive down Lombard Street. Plan a night tour of Alcatraz island. Obviously visit Golden Gate Bridge and take a ride on the cable cars.
One thing to keep in mind - San Francisco is northern California (ie. not San Diego or Hollywood). It can get pretty damn cold.
Have fun!
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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I completely agree with the night visit to Alcatraz. Very good talks that don't happen during the day.
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Try some authentic sourdough bread; it isn't something I enjoy, but my wife does.
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In the words of the song, have flowers in your hair 
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That was my first thought. 
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Oh Good! 'They' haven't forgotten my Pills today 
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Or they forgot both of ours... 
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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When you leave, try the chilli dogs at the airport. Best I ever had.
This space for rent
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Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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If I were you, I would go to Timbuktu[^] to explore great places.
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In Castro Street, if you drop a quarter, don't bend down to pick it up!
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Just persuing the Visual Studio Live Event put on by 1105 Media (visual studio mag, etc):
Visual Studio Live! -- Live! 360 Events[^]
From the marketing materials...
Track Topics
1. Visual Studio / .NET Framework
2. Web Server
3. Web Client
4. Windows Client, including Windows 10/WinRT, and WPF
5. Software Practices
6. Application Lifecycle Management
7. Cloud Computing
8. Database and Analytics
9. Mobile Client
WinRT? They haven't spoken about that for a couple of years now really.
Also, the obviously missing piece from this is UWA / UWP* (Universal Windows Apps / Universtal Windows Platform).
*I know. But this is supposed to be the "new" way to create apps. 
Edit
Here's an interesting article about WinRT vs UWP
WinRT is the elephant in the room at the Build conferenc[^]
And the pull line from that article because infoworld's site is terrible.
Will WinRT thrive in the guise of UWP, or are we looking at a repeat of the demises of Silverlight and ActiveX
modified 31-Oct-16 8:41am.
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If you click to get details, then it would mention Universal Windows apps and not WinRT...
Philippe Mori
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Yeah, it's "modern" styling.
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Okay, I clicked your link and you are right about that. It is quite a terrible site though, isn't it?
<SARCASM>Well, I'm sure the conference will be far batter than what this site is showing.</SARCASM>
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 Holy Elephant, MY EYES!
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raddevus wrote: the obviously missing piece from this is UWA / UWP
A riding crop one does not take to a bantha that the bucket kicked has.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: A riding crop one does not take to a bantha that the bucket kicked has.
What? 
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Obviously - Don't beat a dead horse (generally speaking)
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The Force with this one not strong is.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: A riding crop one does not take to a bantha that the bucket kicked has.
Master Yoda, you are wise beyond wisdom.
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