If you missed the lectures on Web font embedding, cascading style sheets or front-end performance optimization last weekend, fear not.
While the event may have flown under the general public’s radar, Chattanooga’s technological undercurrent has wide-ranging implications for the city’s economic future.
Programmers on June 4 alternated between listening intently and playing with software code on their laptops, as the dry presentations on HTML best practices were offset somewhat by the free beer and custom-branded Little Debbies.
DevChatt, Chattanooga’s second annual gathering of about 50 software and web developers, resembled more of an extended family reunion than the special effects-laden expos held on the West Coast in sprawling conference centers and auditoriums.
But visitors to the event said the low-key affair disguises a sparkling brilliance beneath the surface – a drive to take advantage of Chattanooga’s unique strengths to grow the local talent pool.