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		dingaling on Oct 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why developers should go to conferences > They are often expensive affairs and its hard to justify the cost and time you will need off to your boss. s/hard/impossible/ 'The VP says we have an O'Reilly books online subscription, use that instead'. I am not joking.

distilled on Oct 7, 2013 | [–]

I had the same experience with my previous employer. I made sure I negotiated at least two conferences per year with my current employer.

adamtheant on Oct 6, 2013 | [–]

I can believe it :D

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