[Phoenix-pm] Phoenix.pm Status

[Scott Walters]

Heh, I know _Programming in Python_. It's a real sleeper. I thought
I wanted to learn Python. That book changed my mind. Now, why's
Poignant Guide to Ruby, on the other hand, I can't stop reading...
http://www.poignantguide.net/ruby/

-scott

On  0, Michael Friedman <friedman at highwire.stanford.edu> wrote:
> I should be able to be there too. And, since I'm moving, I don't have 
> the fancy new book Scott does, but I'll be bringing at least a couple 
> of things to foist off^w^w offer to the group, so I don't have to move 
> them. The best of the lot is probably "Programming in Python" that I 
> got from the PerlMongers' Christmas gift exchange a year and a half 
> ago.
> 
> So everyone come to the meeting!
> 
> -- Mike
> 
> PS - This is the Nello's at 8658 E. Shea Road (N.W. corner Shea & 
> Pima)? Waaay up North? Oh, well, it's only one meeting.
> 
> 
> On Jun 17, 2005, at 10:15 AM, Scott Walters wrote:
> 
> >Cool. I'll ask Steph to save us the largest booth.
> >
> >I've been sitting on a promo copy (ORA sent it to me to review) of
> >_CGI Programming with Perl_. It's a fantastic book (in my opinion). It
> >isn't fluffy like most CGI books. It gets down and dirty with the
> >HTTP model, and how CGI is built on top of that, and still stays
> >concise. And it's packed with reference tables -- for form
> >elements, HTTP status codes, SSI tags, CGI.pm stuff, etc, so it's
> >a great quick reference to keep by your desk while you do CGI stuff,
> >especially if you're beginning/intermediate. And it teaches good
> >security practices throughout, something most CGI books completely
> >miss.
> >
> >So everyone should come to the meeting because _CGI Programming
> >with Perl_ is the door prize ;)
> >
> >-scott
> >
> >
> >On  0, Brock <awwaiid at thelackthereof.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>OK, scratch the library idea (at least the main branch)... they have
> >>meeting rooms for rent only.
> >>
> >>On to idea#2 -- lets get together at Nello's pizza in Scottsdale. 
> >>Based
> >>on the responses to the recent thread that seems like a reasonable 
> >>spot.
> >>I'm thinking two weeks from today, on thursday june 30th at 7:00pm. I
> >>think this will give everyone enough time to plan on attending. Send
> >>emails here if that time/place won't work. It is the thursday before
> >>fourth-of-july weekend so I could see possible conflicts there.
> >>
> >>At the meeting we will have meta-discussions, talking about good 
> >>meeting
> >>places and topics. Though meta-discussions of topics could quite 
> >>easily
> >>lead to actual discussion of topics and I won't discurage that :). And
> >>we'll eat drink and be merry.
> >>
> >>--Brock
> >>
> >>On 2005.06.14.09.50, Brock wrote:
> >>|
> >>| Woot!
> >>|
> >>| Okay then. My evil plan is falling into place.
> >>|
> >>| So, on to the next stage -- meeting. We need a time, a place, and
> >>| preferably a presentation.
> >>|
> >>| For the place, Scott, you mentioned the phoenix library as a 
> >>potential
> >>| spot, and that sounds like a good place to begin (for our
> >>| presentation-based meetings, anyway).
> >>|
> >>|   * http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/
> >>|
> >>| Did anyone have further details on that, or shall I simply call and 
> >>find
> >>| out?
> >>|
> >>| The time and topic are also up for grabs :)
> >>|
> >>| --Brock
> >>|
> >>| On 2005.06.13.16.46, Scott Walters wrote:
> >>| | I didn't hear any objections or further nominations. Sounds 
> >>pretty darn
> >>| | official to me. All heil Brock!
> >>| |
> >>| | -scott
> >>|
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