In reply to Ryan Sullivan.

Hi Ryan, I was agreeing with the guy who said there was no basis to criticize your efforts. My remarks were in response a tone in many other comments here that seem a bit overzealous in their developer-centric desire to get away from the masses in userland.

It's perfectly reasonable to have professional developer-centered conferences on par with industry peers, and as others pointed out it's quite possible to have "professional" or "advanced" developer tracks at WordCamps. I hope both continue to grow, but the larger world of WordPress (including "professional WordPress) is not developer-centric and should not be thought of that way. There are many centers and circles that overlap and support each other. (E.g. design, marketing and copywriting.)