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Ann Arbor area events this week: JRuby and lightning talks
On Tuesday April 22, Joe O'Brien, famed Ruby developer and Columbus area business owner, will be speaking at the Ann Arbor Java User Group. He will be discussing JRuby, Ruby that runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Sun is putting a lot of resources...

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Upcoming Tech Events in the Ann Arbor area (and Ohio!)
Yes, it's the first week of the month again. The Ann Arbor Computer Society meeting is tomorrow night, April 2, at 6 pm. Jay Wren will be speaking on the Boo Programming Language and DSLs (Domain Specific Languages). Boo is a statically typed language...

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Non-technical sessions at the Java Posse Roundup
I decided to break out my summaries from sessions that I attended at the Java Posse Roundup into technical and non-technical sessions. Last year, I don't recall going to many non-technical sessions. This year, however, I actually attended several...

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Flex meeting tonight, March 10 at SPARK
An Ann Arbor area Flex meeting is being held tonight, at SPARK. It's free, and open to all. Topic: Flex: Rich Internet Application (RIA) Demos and Case Studies Join users of Flex, and others interested in Flex to view demos of Flex applications and...

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Canceling my Scala talk at AAJUG on Tuesday
I was planning to talk about Scala at the Ann Arbor Java User Group meeting this week, but I'm going to have to cancel. I came down with the flu, and then pneumonia and I'm still coughing too much to be able to do a talk. I'm sure that we...

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Open Gathering tonight at Corner Brewery
If you're in the Ann Arbor area tonight, join locals for an open gathering of Beer and Code. I'm sorry to say that I'm down with the flu and won't be attending, but it looks like fun. Here's the announcement that Winston Tsang sent...

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C# 3.0/LINQ MiniCamp at SRT in March
The Richard Hale Shaw will present a 1-day MiniCamp on LINQ and C# 3.0 for experienced .NET developers on March 14 from 9 am - 5 pm. This class will be held at SRT Solutions' offices, at 206 S. Fifth Ave, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI. To attend this course...

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Correction: AACS speaker canceled. Lightning talks tonight
If you're in town, feel free to show up for lightning talks. Pizza is still expected. I hope that we're able to rescheule Joe O'Brien for sometime soon. I was really looking forward to his talk.

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AACS meeting tonight: still on
Joe O'Brien is braving the weather, en route from Columbus up to Ann Arbor for tonight's Ann Arbor Computer Society meeting. Ann Arbor is getting some ice, but evidently the rest of the area seems to be getting snow. If you're already in Ann...

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Python User Group topic announced for tomorrow's meeting
The Michigan Python User Group will do some live coding of one or more of the the Code Kata's from Dave Thomas: http://codekata.pragprog.com/ The meeting will be held at 206 S. Fifth Ave, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI. It will start around 7 pm. MichiPUG...

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Attracting a younger crowd to user group meetings
We had a discussion at the office this afternoon that centered around how to attract a younger group of people to the computer user group meetings. We got several suggestions out of this, but are looking for more ideas. First of all, WHY do we want to...

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Joe O'Brien at AACS on Wednesday
Joe O'Brien, of the Columbus Ruby Brigade and EdgeCase, will be in Ann Arbor this week. He's presenting a talk at the Ann Arbor Computer Society - "Domain Specific Languages: Molding Ruby". A summary appears below. "Ever wondered...

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Python Underground, Scala, and Blaze: oh my!
We have several free events coming up at SRT. On Thursday, January 3, at 7 pm is the monthly Michigan Python User Group meeting. Discussions will likely center around a project called Python Underground and I've heard rumors of a discussion of the...

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CodeMash registration deadlines!
If you're a CodeMash 07 alum and planning to attend CodeMash v2.0.0.8 Jan 9-11 in Sandusky, OH, I hope you're online today and registering. The alumni discount ($110) expires today. Regular registration goes through Jan 5 ($175) but then the procrastinator...

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Rich Internet Application Jam at SRT January 14-16
SRT Solutions will be hosting an RIA Jam, with Bruce Eckel, James Ward (Adobe) and Josh Holmes (Microsoft). This self-paced exploration of rich internet options will give participants the ability to learn about Flex and Silverlight and to talk about JavaFX...

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