Ruby Kaigi

The lineup:
http://rubykaigi.org/2009/en/talks/

So I'm headed to rubykaigi in a few weeks, and I'm looking forward to meeting some of the people in the Japan ruby community, and of course, some of the more adventurous westerners. It's sure to be an interesting time, with heavy-hitters on both sides of the Pacific. Not to put down the western presenters, but it looks like the Japanese presentations will be a bit more technical, or at least low level (Yehuda Katz excepted). The most challenging talks will undoubtedly be complicated by my Japanese level.

That said, what the hell do I wear? It's a three day conference in Tokyo. It's going to be hot. Do I go with cool-biz? Are Japanese developers as sloppy as most western ones? Probably not possible. But the ruby crowd is fairly metro compared to some other communities... But the ruby crowd is fairly metro compared to some other communities, so what's it going to be? A suit? Cut off jean shorts? What to do...

Ah, phew. Three guys dressed fairly casually, this helps:
http://redhanded.hobix.com/cult/chairmanTakahashiInTaiwan.html