Hi all, I talked with Vishal and with Steve Quinlan at /Twestival/ about the idea of a joint event for /Python Ireland/ and /Ruby Ireland/. I also asked the guys at the last Ruby meetup and they said they'd be interested.
If we pick a suitable topic for a talk, we can invite Rubyists to attend too. (If it's on a Wednesday, /Python Ireland/ is effectively the "host" for the event.) Topics like code-editors or source-code control in Git (recently discussed at Python & Ruby events) would be ideal areas of common interest. Another way to reach both audiences would be to show code-examples alternately in Python & Ruby, when speaking on a subject. The worst way to approach it is to stoke rivalries. Let's /not/ do shoot-outs, competitions, or other kinds of sublimated warfare! Both languages are on the rise, both have healthy, devoted communities, etc. Let's build on the common ground. It doesn't have to be this month; if someone has wants to speak on a topic that's purely related to Python, we can do it another time. I think it's good to have a neutral venue, at least for the first encounter, rather than invite Rubyists into a Python software house. Ciao, Kevin. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Ireland" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ie/group/pythonireland?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
