It feels like EasyEngine has got wind beneath it’s wings! Few months ago it took me to WordCamp Mumbai and now all the way to USA.
nginx.conf
I went to the US, to speak at the first nginx conference. My topic was “WordPress-Nginx best practices with EasyEngine“.
I am glad to say those who attended got excited about EasyEngine. As nginx conf was more like enterprise event, only a select few people were interested in WordPress. But I was very happy to present EasyEngine at such a big event.
Biggest fan moment was to meet Igor Sysoev himself. Also, I was happy to meet Yichun Zhang (agentzh).
WordCamp SF
This is where unexpected happened!
I was planning to meet Nirav from StoreApps, Akshat from BlogVault, and Bryce from WooThemes. What I was not expecting was to meet so many rtMedia and EasyEngine users!
I was thrilled to know rtMedia and EasyEngine is used by so many people. Almost every hour, I was meeting somebody. Some users personally thanked me for our projects, tutorials and free support we provide in our community forum.
It was really encouraging to know that people know rtCamp in US. We have been in the business from many years but ventured into products since only a year. So I wasn’t sure if we had enough users to meet them in the US.
Biggest moment was to meet Matt Mullenweg. I also like to note down an incident about him. I asked him a question after his “State of the Word” keynote address during Q&A round.
Towards end of day, when we were crossing, he recognized me and offered to continue discussion for the same. I was surprised that he recalled question and me in his busy schedule. This is last thing I expected from a celebrity!
Tweets
Here are some memorable tweets to give you quick rundown of trip!
The EasyEngine Slideshow at nginx.conf
#WordPress–#Nginx with @EasyEngine slides from #nginxconf https://t.co/NjSZcntzGg
— Rahul Bansal (@rahul286) October 22, 2014
Meeting Igor Sysoev at nginx.conf was a highlight!
With @isysoev at #nginxconf π pic.twitter.com/RrbYuzKvvO
— Rahul Bansal (@rahul286) October 22, 2014
Letting people know rtCamp is hiring at WordCamp San Francisco
rtCamp is hiring as usual π #wcsf14 pic.twitter.com/iize5eVywD
— Rahul Bansal (@rahul286) October 25, 2014
Live music playing at WordCamp
Remember "Code is poetry"! It's music too! #wcsf14 pic.twitter.com/3LOtWwjMyt
— Rahul Bansal (@rahul286) October 25, 2014
Meeting Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress.
With @photomatt π #wcsf14 pic.twitter.com/p53A66oExu
— Rahul Bansal (@rahul286) October 25, 2014
The moment, when I realized more people know rtCamp than back home in India.
So this is real! More ppl knw @rtCamp (rtMedia/easyengine) in US than in India. Thnx #wcsf14
π pic.twitter.com/PpQfFD32pZ— Rahul Bansal (@rahul286) October 26, 2014
Finally, I learned a lot about America and I have posted my personal observation here!
Links: EasyEngine Slides from nginx.conf