I could talk about decorators and extended varargs ( f(foo, *bar,
**baz) ). If people are interested I could also demo a simple code
analysis website I wrote using TurboGears.

-Mathias

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 8:12 PM, David Christian
<[address removed]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, April 21st, at 7PM
> LOCATION: Return Path, 304 Park ave South (map: https://tinyurl.co...­)
> Note: Enter on 23rd St, and it's on the 7th floor.
> TOPIC: Lightning talks!
>
> So folks at the last meeting were interested in doing shorter talks on
> a broader variety of subjects. ?For the next meeting, we're planning
> on doing lightning talks. ?These can be fun, but are best when
> everyone gets involved.
>
> Q: What is a lightning talk?
> A: In short, a lightning talk is a 5 minute talk about anything. ?It
> should likely be something that your fellow python developers would
> find interesting, but that's about the whole of the guidelines. ?But
> you have to give your talk and be done in _5 minutes_, or you will be
> cut off. ?The beauty of this is we can get introduced quickly to a
> number of new topics, and folks can present on something without
> having to be willing to give a 45 minute long presentation.
>
> If things are going well, a beautiful thing can happen - while the
> initial lightning talks are going, more people will realize they have
> something to say and they'll start prepping a lightning talk in the
> back of the room. ?This can create a kind of conversation that can be
> fun to follow and be a part of.
>
> Q: Should I give a lightning talk?
> YES! ? The only way an evening of lightning talks work is if people
> sign up. ?THIS MEANS YOU. ?Especially if you're an experienced
> developer. ?I'm sure you have something to say - it's time to share it
> with us; we want to know.
>
> Q. ?What do I do if I want to give a lightning talk?
> A: Just respond to this email with a sentence describing your topic,
> and you'll be on the list.
>
> Q: What's a good topic for a lightning talk?
> Anything that you're wanting to get off your chest. ?But if you're
> struggling for topics, here are some that work well:
> ?1. ?Why my favorite module / add-on package is X.
> ?2. I want to do cool project X. Does anyone want to help?
> ?3. Successful Project: I did project X. It was a success. Here's
> how you could benefit.
> ?4. Failed Project: I did project X. It was a failure, and here's why.
> ?5. Heresy: People always say X, but they're wrong. Here's why.
> ?6. You All Suck: Here's what is wrong with our community.
> ?7. Call to Action: Let's all do more of X / less of X.
> ?8. A Funny Thing happened to me on the Way to the Mailing List /
> Newsgroup / Web Forum.
> ?9. Wouldn't it be cool if X?
> ?10. Someone needs to do X.
> ?11. Wish List
> ?12. Why X was a mistake.
> ?13. Why X looks like a mistake, but isn't.
> ?14. What it's like to do X.
> ?15. Here's a useful technique that worked.
> ?16. Here's a technique I thought would be useful but didn't work.
> ?17. Why add-on package X sucks.
> ?18. Comparison of similar add-on packages X and Y.
> ?19. Why we should be paying more attention to X.
> ?20. My Favorite Feature
>
>
> Ok, so by now you're thinking that one of those topics is something
> you can talk about. ?So just hit reply-all and let us know what it is
> you've got to share with us.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
>
>
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