[AmsterdamX-pm] Amsterdam eXpats Perl Mongers May meeting (May 30th, 18:30)

[Upasana Shukla]

This month we're getting lots of amazing speakers. Don't miss it!

This meeting will be mainly about Perlito.

Please also fill in the following form if you intend to come:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QM5B65Q

In a nutshell:
Date: 30th May Monday.
Time: 18:30 - 20:30 (theoretically)
Location: Booking.com, Herengracht 597, Auditorium room on 5th floor.

Talks:

Frederico Recsky - Translate Perl to Javascript

Using Perlito "perl dialect", we translate perlito to javascript and
run it on browser.

The only goal is to introduce new comers to out beloved language.


Yati Sagade - Writing (parts of) Android apps in Perl using Perlito

Description: A demo of using the Perl -> Java compiler from the Perlito
project to "run" Perl on the Android Java runtime.


Flávio - Perl to Java compiler

Compile Perl to Java source code, run your Perl in smaller and bigger
places like Android, Hadoop. Learn more about how Perl works in a
different memory system, with access to a different set of libraries.


Bosko Devetak - Perl as a first class citizen in Hadoop land

In Hadoop land (MapReduce, Hive, HBase) all non-jvm languages are second
class citizens that mostly depend on the REST or thrift servers in order
to get access to different functionality. But not all is available so it
can be limiting at times. Luckily, Perlito Java Backend opens up the
possibility of accessing native hadoop/hive/hbase java APIs from Perl.
This talk will give some examples of that, like writing Hive UDF’s in
Perl using Perlito Java Backend.


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!


-- 
Upasana Shukla