[Pythoncard-devel] Fwd: Portland area Code Sprint on April 9-10

[Kevin A. <al...@se...>]

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> From: "Arlo" <ar...@ar...>
> Date: April 4, 2005 2:50:51 PM PDT
> To: pyt...@py..., po...@po...,  
> sea...@li...
> Subject: [Porpig] Portland area Code Sprint on April 9-10
>
> XP / PYTHON CODE SPRINT
>
> XPDX will be hosting a code sprint on April 9-10, 2005 in downtown  
> Portland,
> Oregon.
>
> We're all meeting in one big room, where we'll code and talk smack  
> until
> beer-thirty. Come pair with long-time XPers to learn their techniques  
> while
> working on nifty Python projects.
>
> If you're intending to attend at least part of the sprint, please  
> email Arlo
> Belshee (a_x...@ar...). You can also add your name to the
> Sprint wiki, at http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?XpCodeSprint .
>
> We've currently got about 20 confirmed attendees from Oregon,  
> Washington,
> and California. There's no headcount limit; come on down and join us  
> for a
> weekend of coding, learning, and fun. If you can't make it for the  
> whole
> weekend, just tell Arlo which day you can make it for.
>
> Many of the attendees are new to Python. Some are experts. So feel  
> welcome
> regardless of your skill level. Also, Python integrates well with other
> common languages, allowing us to easily blend in work in a number of
> different areas. There will probably be projects in a number of  
> different
> languages, such as:
>
>  * Pure Python
>  * Python and C++, via boost.org's boost::python interoperability  
> template
> library
>  * Python and Java, via Jython
>  * And probably some Smalltalk, just because
>
> This is not a pure XP Sprint. Please feel free to come if you've never  
> even
> heard of the practice. Many of us will be learning it this weekend.  
> Also, if
> you have no interest in XP, come anyway. There will be a lot of Python
> coding and a variety of interesting topics.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> -
>
> There are several potential projects for you to work on. If any of  
> these
> catch your eye, come to the sprint ready to plow into it. If they  
> don't,
> come on down with your own pet project - or even with no project at  
> all.
> Someone'll grab you as a pair partner.
>
> http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/
>
> http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/, or MoinMoin plugins.
>
> http://scons.sourceforge.net/
>
> http://ipodder.sourceforge.net/index.php
>
> Agile programming infrastructure. Some (as yet poorly defined) set of
> integrated tools to allow unit testing, automated build, automated  
> smoke
> testing, release control, SCM, and other necessary activities.
>
> How about a rocket telemetry data analysis or visualization tool for
> http://psas.pdx.edu/? We could even provide live hardware.
>
> Scope, a simpler automated test framework for C++ that takes advantage  
> of
> the features of that language.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ----
>
> LOCATION AND LOGISTICS
>
> Critical Path Software his kindly invited us to use a floor of its  
> downtown
> facilities for this sprint. The office is at 711 SW Alder St. in  
> downtown
> Portland. It is about a block from Pioneer Courthouse Square, so is an  
> easy
> MAX ride from many places in the city.
>
> The code sprint will run on April 9th and 10th. We will start each day  
> at
> 10:00, and run until evening. Saturday night, several of us will  
> probably
> troop on down to one of the local beer establishments.
>
> Arlo Belshee is organizing this event. If you have questions, you may
> contact him via email at a_x...@ar....
>
> Arlo
>
>
>
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