[LRUG] Future participation (Re: Next Month - Call for participation)

[Chris Parsons]

I've got a couple of short talks up my sleeve, but I think I'd like  
to wait until I've been able to attend at least one meeting before  
giving a talk! I'm planning on coming next month - couldn't Monday  
due to my car being smashed into by someone not looking properly  
before pulling out in front :-(

Anyway, if anyone was interested, I could probably talk at some  
future point about the Invoice DSL [1] (how Ruby is *just great* for  
DSL coding), or about Pin in the Map [2] (how Rails helps you write  
apps that just fill one simple need *really* quickly, what this could  
mean for the future of web apps).

If these subjects aren't of interest, no worries, but I thought I'd  
offer in any case.

Regards
Chris

[1a] http://blog.edendevelopment.co.uk/articles/2006/10/03/domain- 
specific-language-for-invoices
[1b] http://blog.edendevelopment.co.uk/articles/2006/10/05/invoice- 
dsl-now-supports-time-and-currency
[2] http://pininthemap.com

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On 16 Feb 2007, at 11:02, Murray Steele wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I was thinking about next months meeting, and wondering if rather  
> than saying "Hey, who wants to do a talk?", it might be an idea to  
> find out what people are interested in hearing something about.   
> Maybe then someone will say, "Oh, I know a bit about that, I'll say  
> something.  I'd have suggested it myself, but I didn't think anyone  
> would be interested."
>
> I'm also quite interested in the suggestion Tom Armitage made about  
> short "lighning-talk" style presentations, as I think they'd open  
> up the floor to more lively debate.  Let's face it, with only 5  
> minutes you've got to be opinionated as you ave no time to explain  
> your reasoning and that's bound to cause some sparks in a way that  
> a 15 minute presentation where you can explain yourself more  
> clearly wouldn't.
>
> So, with that in mind, feel free to suggest topics big and small.   
> To get the ball rolling I'd be interested in:
>
> * RSpec - how does it differ from bog-standard Test::Unit and,  
> perhaps most importantly, how it should it's pronunciation differ  
> from "Arse Peck" to avoid embarrassment.
> * inject() - people are always harping on about how amazing and yet  
> underused this method is.  You've got 5 mins; prove it!
> * Piston and/or svk - there's a lot of buzz about these, anyone  
> care to give a little "vendor" demo?
>
> So, anyone else?
>
> Muz
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