Django Boston Dec 2010






Django Boston
Thu Dec 9 2010

6pm-630pm Networking at Venture Café
630pm Introductions
645pm Talks
Jacob Kaplan-Moss, Writing Great Documentation
Paul Bissex, Using Django to Replace Proprietary Database Tools

Jacob Kaplan-Moss
Writing Great Documentation
A look at the structural elements that make documentation useful, including how to break documentation down into component parts, tips on how to get documentation done, and community processes for handling documentation in teams (open or not). We'll also talk about what I'm calling "Documentation Driven Development" (a riff off Test Driven Development) and briefly look at a few Python documentation tools.

Paul Bissex
Using Django to Replace Proprietary Database Tools
Paul will show how he used Django to build a complete solution for live attendance tracking and equipment loan in a career school environment. The system replaced proprietary database systems from two different vendors. It manages all attendance taking and reporting for over 100 class sessions per week. It also tracks equipment lending from a $1 million inventory.


Jacob Kaplan-Moss will be in Boston for two Django workshops. Apply "djangoboston" code for 10% discount.

The Best of the Django Ecosystem (Boston)
Thursday, December 09, 2010 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (ET)
http://djangoeco-bos....

Django Deployment Workshop (Boston)
Friday, December 10, 2010 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (ET)
http://deploydjango-b...


The Venture Café
The Venture Café, currently in its alpha stage, is a resource for the Boston entrepreneurial and innovation communities with the mission of creating fresh and useful conversations. As the Venture Cafe prepares to enter into its permanent home in Kendall Square, the founders project that the marriage of innovation and creativity with a European-style cafe space will facilitate collaboration and build a greater sense of community in Kendall Square. www.venturecafe.net
For more information, contact:
Carrie Stalder, Founding Manager for The Venture Café
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  • PK Shiu

    videos for both talks are up: http://bit.ly/h8RQnq , http://bit.ly/fIt4ES

    December 10, 2010

  • Paul Bissex

    FWIW there's also a garage on Kendall Street, open all night.

    December 10, 2010

  • A former member
    A former member

    Wonderful topics. Glad I came.

    December 10, 2010

  • A former member
    A former member

    It started 30 minutes late, the topic presented wasn't what was promised. That said, the expertise in the room was astonishingly high. I enjoyed the talk and thought it had a lot of good insight and useful tips.

    December 10, 2010

  • Paul Bissex

    Great to see such a large turnout. My humble apologies for arriving late and without a needed video dongle, eliminating the live demo from my talk. Anyway, though I missed the beginning of Jacob's devops talk, I was inspired by the part I caught. Good conversation among the small group afterward too. Django Boston people are doing cool things!

    December 10, 2010

  • Jamie Biggar

    Yes, there's a garage in the building. The entrance is on Third Street. I think the garage closes at 10pm, so caveat parker if you go out for a beer afterward.

    December 8, 2010

  • MJ

    I don't know about parking. Haven't been to the CIC. Sorry.

    December 8, 2010

  • MJ

    Excellent. Thanks PK.

    December 8, 2010

  • PK Shiu

    I'll bring my video camera to tape it.

    Also -- I have not been to the CIC for awhile. What's the parking situation there? Is there a garage in the building?

    December 8, 2010

  • MJ

    This sounds really good, but I can't attend. It will be videotaped, right?

    December 8, 2010

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