[albany-pm] Regular-izing idea sharing?

Will Coleda will at coleda.com
Mon Dec 9 11:13:01 PST 2013


On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Patrick Cronin <oshihuna at gmail.com> wrote:

> Albany mongers,
>
> I have no idea what the history of this group has been, so I realize I
> might be speaking out of turn or place, but I'd like to see this group do
> more.
>

Me too! Every once in a while I try to get a meeting together, but I have a
hard time drumming up interest, and I have a hard time following through.

Out of all the languages I've used, perl is my favorite for its elegance,
> potential density, power, and sheer multitude of capable freely available
> modules. Even though I've been programming in perl for over 10 years, I can
> still find things that surprise me. Most recently, I found Rose::DB and
> anonymous closures, both of which enable a conceptual change for the better
> in the way you can approach problems.
>
> I'd like to meet with like-minded people on a monthly basis to share these
> surprises. I think its more fun to learn about things if you do it as a
> group. I'm talking presentations here people. I'm talking a projector and
> some preparation. Something to really make attendance worthwhile. I would
> propose a meeting to be made up of 3 twenty-minute sessions, and that we
> take turns.
>
>
I'm all for it, and am happy to be one of the presenters. (Warning: any of
my presentations will probably be about Perl 6)


> Comments for or against? Suggestions?
>
>
Presentations need a location. Any local folks with a conference room their
company wouldn't mind sharing? (I'm happy to list those companies on the
website). And happy to give access to the website to any enthusiastic
people.


> -Pat
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> On 8 Dec 2013, at 1:47 PM, Mark Fowler <mark at twoshortplanks.com> wrote:
>
> I'd be interested to come to a meeting in January, depending on where we
> hold it.
>
> Mark
>
> On Friday, December 6, 2013, walt.wheeler wrote:
>
>> Absolutely (tho the rest of Dec will be very tough)
>>
>> ww
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