I talked about this last year, and this year I've submitted the proposal, so If you volunteered last year (and are still interested) and/or are interested in helping with a particular/peculiar talk at BoostCon/C++Now this year, then read on, and contact me offline: I'm planning on giving a talk, entitled "How I Code and Why". It is not meant to be presumptuous and tell you how *you* should code, but instead just explains how I code - day-to-day - and how I came to these patterns/conclusions. But who cares just about how *I* code, people want to hear how other members of the Boost community - people they've come to know and respect via the boost lists - code. So I'm hoping to have a few co-conspirators on stage with me, and have each explain a fundamental guiding principle that they follow in their every day code, how they came to adopt this principle and why they find it valuable. For example, I will tell the simple story ('epiphany') of why my favourite comment word is 'otherwise', and how this relates to advice you may have heard or read before. I like the flavour of [ simple, real world, specific ] ---> [ general principle ] The goal is to bring a more real world down to earth picture to the sometimes lofty fundamentals found in books and lectures. Instead of a book explaining how a guiding principle makes sense *in theory*, it would be great (I think) to hear how respected members of the community apply these principles in real life. So, if you want to participate, email me, and we will see what we can figure out. (And/or I might just have to track you down based on promises made last year!) Not sure how many people we need. I'm thinking 5-15 mins per 'principle', and I think you only need to present one (I think the weight of picking *just one* principle makes it all the more interesting). Anyhow, we can work out the details as we go along. Tony PS. this is not (yet?!) an accepted talk, but I have a bit of chicken/egg thing here: ie it would help to have a few people on board to show that the talk is viable, and thus be accepted.