From upasna.shukla at gmail.com Mon Jun 22 14:30:19 2015 From: upasna.shukla at gmail.com (Upasana Shukla) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 03:00:19 +0530 Subject: [AmsterdamX-pm] Call for Speakers for next AmsterdamX.pm (29th Jun, Fri) Message-ID: <55887E6B.90809@gmail.com> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi everyone, We plan to have our next AmsterdamX.pm meeting on 29th June, Monday & we need speakers for it. Please consider these things if you are willing (or hesitant) to give a talk: * You can talk about anything, but perl related topics are more recommended. (We've audience from different language backgrounds) * If you plan to give a talk at YAPC(Yet Another Perl Conference) or any other technical conference, then presenting at AmsterdamX.pm meeting would be a good rehearsal for you . * All talks should be in English. * It can be a lightning talk (5-10 min) or a long talk (30-40 min). * Talks can be of beginner, intermediate or advanced level (we've variety of audience . So, if you're interested in giving a talk, then please send an email to me (or Sawyer X in CC), with the following information: * A brief introduction of yourself * Topic of your talk * Brief description of your talk * Duration of your talk Soft deadline for talk submission : 26th June, Friday. If you've any questions, then please feel free to contact me. Thanks. - -- Upasana -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJViH5rAAoJEAkED2s7keVn/S0QALbm9PZXixFZvWhq96VnTjYx oGNT6noN6T6MqdCUf3wrp3SUiExKQH6FimNZN/NR7cijm3tkxktYhCtDa50+l4Tq 30P53ZryDi3pcWqfCFZhiZ9Smsox5iOG6jF6jDBVWWWtWcUg438M+lDUuqq7HQto Pi/09BEBKiKsdfe7uwHb2LBSSEO9+USu+H4CwPdZyEEC5/CtnydH32ovEEQ3sqXW u8/kWh9cVxPdis2XXEP5NmGaVM4yxsXHR34Hah2OsamSmTDRVMTcsvtvUUSxcM0d AL/NHLtotX6Q03oEe9hurXJgXM1WE+ml10gIKNOKo4TzONJtdHZfK370zY29yjj4 8q73nUO8HDDpSoTu5iCeXBUpFM+4z5Jd91dyx65/fXKKyPV9yYD7Jp7duFoJ30Ga Y/BYXY3m+pnHk9pIjfppZcJRYlt/YLLx05rM/Z/dXgZXFgjlejlHVH5ufMPdUlO5 8RWey2nqhLzmleTGcYJlB6cGD07Yoqq2dbLJT0Nku1xp7tKGmCoDws1W+MSmOGKf zculpmLLSS0lnsvzL0j6uBY8lm85Icf7YcSLwQ6fl+RRIZCZlW4OpxBXqH6bU9Fp e3LCHQZUV1d0euGktolyXLVbdQqJWGABim0J9ZdQeskEx4EInpAmb2IThMfpU4Rv kLoAKV9DSpf+Wtn7cQq9 =u2SL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From me at upasana.me Fri Jun 26 17:10:29 2015 From: me at upasana.me (me at upasana.me) Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 05:40:29 +0530 Subject: [AmsterdamX-pm] Amsterdam eXpats Perl Mongers June meeting (June 29th, 18:30) Message-ID: <20150627001018.E1A5511DDFF@xx1.develooper.com> This June we're getting lots of amazing speakers. Don't miss it! Please also fill in the following form if you intend to come: https://nl.surveymonkey.com/r/CYQDBNC In a nutshell: Date: 29th, June Monday. Time: 18:30 - 20:30 (theoretically) Location: Booking.com, Herengracht 597, Monaco room on 1st floor. Talks: Maxim Veuts - Warm and fuzzy text matching I had a problem: got two somewhat-structured music playlists that were overlapping and I wanted to merge them together. In this talk I will explain what fuzzy text matching is; cover a couple of techniques to do it; and showcase how Text::Fuzzy helped me to solve the problem. Colored terminal examples included. Peter Rabbitson (Ribasushi) - From 2D to Tree-D This talk will go over the internals of the DBIC rowparser, showcasing a practical example when code generation is useful (and thus justified). This is purely an algorithmic presentation - no knowledge of DBIC or even databases is necessary. Ben Tyler - Distributed Systems 102: CRDTs for Poets and Perl Hackers In which a humanities major reads a bunch of papers on distributed systems theory and attempts to explain them in plain language. Fortunately, conflict free replicated data types (CRDTs) are just a straightforward monotonically increasing join semi-lattice with a least upper bound accomplished by enforcing idempotent and commutative merge functions (producing strong eventual consistency as long as the transport is eventually reliable). No sweat! Come learn about conflict free replicated data types, what they can do for you, and why they might be interesting for all kinds of applications, not just for the Amazons and Googles of the world. Unabridged: You've probably heard of the Perl Mongers meetings, where fellow Perl (and non-Perl) programmers can get together to "talk shop", make fun of everything (including Perl), and have a good time. These meetings often have a few technical talks (which are usually light-hearted, and not necessarily - but likely - involve Perl). There are already Amsterdam.pm meetings. This is not about those. This is about AmsterdamX.pm. The talks can be a 5 minute tidbit about a cool module, or a 40 minute tutorial about some cool new (or old) software. AmsterdamX.pm? AmsterdamX.pm (Amsterdam eXpats Perl Mongers) is a new Perl Mongers group whose purpose is to optimize for expats. The major differences are: * use English; We might speak more than 50 languages, but we commonly speak only one. * Meeting early: we meet at 18:30, so you can come straight from work instead of having a long buffer time to the meeting. * Held at Booking.com, where most Perl expats in Amsterdam already work. This isn't to replace Amsterdam.pm, but to provide an additional group. It is only meant to supplement. Why should I attend? Here are a few reasons which might appeal to you: * You will improve your knowledge of Perl (and most likely other technologies) through the knowledge and experience of others. It's like a free course, with snacks! * You could give a talk and share your knowledge and experience. If you're going to YAPC to give a talk, this is great practice. * It's a wonderful chance to socialize. How many talks, and how long are they? Usually there will be 2-3 talks, ranging between 5 minutes (lightning) and 40 minutes (tutorial). Is it just for Booking.com? No. This isn't Booking.pm, this is AmsterdamX.pm. (also, Sparta!) This means that everyone is invited! We suggest that people register so we could have a good estimate of the people arriving. This will help with various things like optimized snack distribution, making sure reception knows of people arriving that don't have keys, making sure we get a proper room, etc. Now I'm interested, what's the next step? Please let us know by return email if you will be attending as well as the names of anyone you plan on bringing from outside of Booking.com. Then mark the date, time and place, and show up! See you there! From me at upasana.me Sun Jun 28 11:36:44 2015 From: me at upasana.me (me at upasana.me) Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:06:44 +0530 Subject: [AmsterdamX-pm] [REMINDER] June 29th: AmsterdamX.pm Message-ID: <20150628183633.4E2712E8A84@xx1.develooper.com> Hey everyone, It's time for the official reminder that TOMORROW there's an AmsterdamX.pm meeting with some very awesome people: Date: 29th, June Monday. Time: 18:30 - 20:30 (theoretically). Location: Booking.com, Herengracht 597, Monaco Room on 1st floor. Remember to fill in the survey: https://nl.surveymonkey.com/r/CYQDBNC.