Meeting more people: Hallway++ means you're never interrupting

Sawyer X xsawyerx at cpan.org
Tue May 21 10:05:49 PDT 2013


++ on that.


On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Matt S Trout <mst at shadowcat.co.uk> wrote:

> tl;dr ->
>
> If it says Hallway++ on somebody's badge or on a sign at a table, they're
> in.
>
> People doing Hallway++ would prefer your default to be "come and say
> hello" so they don't miss out on interesting conversations. Having to say
> if it isn't convenient right now is a conciously chosen trade-off.
>
> Lurking is fine; it's ok to listen to the conversation and then introduce
> yourself when there's a lull.
>
> Or, fundamentally:
>
> Hallway++ means you're never interrupting.
>
> full explanation ->
>
> http://shadow.cat/blog/matt-s-trout/hwppna-2013/
>
> We did this last year. It was awesome fun.
>
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