Archive → September, 2010
Python Wrapup of September 21st
We were very fortunate to have Cyril Robert with us at the last Montreal.rb, and Cyril left some notes about his presentation over on his blog: Presentation at Montreal.rb, including a downloadable version of the 15-minute blog.
Again, I extend my thanks to Cyril for stepping up and wanting to talk about Python to us Rubyers. It’s always nice to talk about something we’re not used to.
September 21st Wrap up
We had loads of fun at our new venue yesterday. The CRIM is a very nice venue for holding technical meetings: well lighted, comfortable chairs, projector and Wifi. Big thanks to Yvan Ross for pointing us to the new venue.
Jeff Heon posted the slides to his talk on Slideshare: Clojure for Rubyists. Cyril Robert didn’t have slides, but you can start with Django‘s home page.
Hugo Frappier announced a Rails training session at the CRIM. More information on the Ruby on Rails – Beginner and Ruby on Rails – Intermediate course pages.
Really great presentations by our “outsiders”. Thanks again for coming to meet us!
Final announcement: I’m looking for theme ideas. I believe having a theme for the evening is a great way to structure talks. Email me or leave a comment. Our next meeting will be on October 19th.
September 21st Speakers
I have the pleasure to announce our two speakers for the September 21st meeting:
- Cyril Robert, from the Python community; and
- Jeff Heon, from the Clojure community.
Cyril is a Python/Django software developer for Le Site, and co-founder of Pantherific. He is also the vice-president of the Montreal Python organizing committee, and has been the master of ceremony for a few monthly gatherings since April 2010.
Jeff is a longtime developer: he started on a Commodore 64 and never looked back since. He recently switched to using Clojure, from static OO languages. He’s also the organizer for Bonjure, the Montreal Clojure Users Group.
Let’s have a warm welcome for them. See you on the 21st, at our new venue: 405 Ogilvy St.
Next Meeting: September 21st
Summer recess is over! We’re back to the regular schedule. The 2010-2011 season of Montreal.rb officially opens on September 21st.
Remember: we’re changing venue. We will be at the CRIM, 405 Ogilvy St. Also, I’m asking you to RSVP this time around. We should have a few new faces, since I’ve invited the Clojure and Python communities as well.
Incidentally, I’m still looking for someone that’s not a Rubyist to present about their language. If you want to talk about your language, please reach me at francois@teksol.info. I’ll give you a slot. The format is a 10-15 minute presentation, plus questions.
Invitation to ConFooBBQ
I just received news from the Montreal Python community about ConFooBBQ:
This year again, ConFoo is going to be a major conference on Web development bringing together many of the local communities. To celebrate this synergy, everyone is invited to ConFooBBQ, the BBQ for developers and other actors of the Web.
The BBQ will be held on September 11th.
More info: http://montrealpython.org/2010/08/confoobbq/