SPUG: 8/19 Meeting: Software/Programmer Testing/Certification

[Tim Maher]

     August 19, 2003 Seattle Perl Users Group Meeting
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   THEME: Testing and Certifying Software -- And Programmers!

     Title: "News Updates"
   Speaker: Tim Maher
        Tim will talk briefly about some recent developments of
        interest to SPUGsters, including the OSCON conference's
        vote in favor of certifying Perl programmers (see
        perlcert.perlocity.org) , and SPUG's new Kwiki site
        (spugwiki.perlocity.org)

     Title: "Perl Certificate Program"
         Representatives from the Univ. of Washington will briefly
         describe their Perl program, with Q/A at end

     Title: "Unit Testing"
   Speaker: Jonathan Gardner
         Jonathan will talk about the benefits of Unit Testing,
         and how to go about doing it.  A rough draft of his 
         talk is available at
               http://spugwiki.perlocity.org/index.cgi?UnitTesting
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Meeting Time: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 7-9pm
    Location: SAFECO bldg, Brooklyn St. and NE 45th St.

        Cost: Admission is free and open to the general public.
        Info: http://seattleperl.org/

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Pre- and Post- Meeting Activities
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The pre-meeting dinner will be at the Cedars restaurant, at 50th
St. and Brooklyn, in the University District, near the Safeco
building where the meeting will take place. The phone number is
527-5247. If you're planning to be there, please enter your name
on the Kwiki RSVP page by 2pm on the meeting day. (NOTE: Arrival
by 5:45pm is recommended for those ordering food).

Those who comply with the RSVP policy, and are therefore
counted in the seating reservation, will have top priority for
seating at the speaker's table.

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| Tim Maher, Ph.D.            tim at timmaher.org       |
| SPUG Founder & Leader       spug at seattleperl.org   |
| Seattle Perl Users Group    www.seattleperl.org    |
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