OpenIDDevCamp

[![OpenIDDevCamp](/space/openiddevcamp.jpg)](http://barcamp.org/OpenIDDevCamp)

I spent most of my weekend at [OpenIDDevCamp](http://barcamp.org/OpenIDDevCamp),
a get-together for [OpenID](http://openid.net/) people in the San Francisco
area. I've worked on a few OpenID projects, both
[inside work](/space/2007-12-02_openid_comments_in_blogger)
[and](http://snarfed.org/space/pyblosxom+openid+server)
[outside](http://snarfed.org/space/pyblosxom+openid+comments), so I dropped
by. I didn't have an agenda, but I figured I'd pitch in wherever there was
coding to be done.

It turned out to be a fun gathering. The attendees ranged from core
community members to newbies, and the activities ranged from usability design
to spec writing to general troubleshooting. I ended up working with
[Brad](http://bradfitz.com/), [David](http://davidrecordon.com/), and others
on an [interoperability test suite](http://code.google.com/p/openid-test/),
which we'll hopefully have up and running soon.

There are
[plenty](http://kveton.com/blog/2008/01/13/what-canshould-you-do-with-an-openid-end-point/)
[of](http://openid.net/2008/01/09/openiddevcamp-this-weekend-in-san-francisco/)
[other](http://www.backdrifter.com/2008/01/12/openiddevcamp-sessions/)
[posts](http://thread-safe.livejournal.com/8715.html)
that go into more detail, so  I'll just say that despite my hands yelling at me for
typing on a laptop for a weekend instead of my
[Goldtouch](http://goldtouch.com/), it was worth it. I had a great time.

Thanks to [Scott](http://kveton.com/),
[David](http://davidrecordon.com/), and
[Chris](http://factoryjoe.com/) for organizing!