For anyone wondering about taking Alan's PDC, I took it last year, and it was everything I could wish for and more.
It was the reason I finally bit the bullet and came all the way out to Wheaton Labs, though I stayed for all three courses (PDC, PTJ and SKIP).
One thing to remember for any and all attending is, it's an
advanced PDC. This is THE course to take if you want to understand the design process at a much deeper level, and I honestly can't imagine a better one out there.
However, that means be sure to know your basics before you get to it, as the pace is very very high, and the days are long. On top of that, someone referred to particular days as "death by powerpoint", so know that this course is almost exclusively classroom lectures, with excellent material and endless opportunities for discussing questions in depth, as Alan is incredibly knowledgeable on a broad range of topics.
If anyone has the chance to take this course, I'd say do it, 100 times over. I took a PDC with
Geoff Lawton back in 2015, and it was excellent preparation for this course. I'm not saying everyone needs several PDCs, but I will teach them in the future, and wanted this accelerated option to
answer a bunch of questions that have piled up over the last several years of designing. I feel like I totally lucked out getting the PDC, PTJ and SKIP in the same summer, and the people were what made the experience exceptional. So many great instructors, and attendees, just like this year ;)
For anyone questioning if this is a course for you, and you've already got a good grasp on PDC basics, as well as the attention span to spend days indoors with fantastical knowledge being hurled at you at breakneck speed, sign up now. I still go over my notes from this course regularly, it was that good.
So if you're on or anywhere near the
fence and have the chance for an Alan-PDC, take it now, immediately. That's my two cents worth.