[Baypiggies] Please update baypggies.net / 28-Jan / Explore Git internals using Python / Let's write "git log" in Python

[Glen Jarvis]

May I ask us to update this verbiage on BayPIGgies.net. It is technically
completely accurate. However, the part of "Until then, please check the
mailing list and this website for updates" can be very confusing:

> Welcome To BayPIGgies

> We are the Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area Python Interest Group.

> No membership is required and beginners are welcome!

> NOTE: http://meetup.com/baypiggies is currently being run by someone NOT

> affiliated with baypiggies users group.  We DO NOT CHARGE MEMBERSHIP

> FEES.  We are trying to negotiate the return of the meetup group. Until
then

>  please check the mailing list and this website for updates.


The reason I believe this can be confusing is that I am cross-posting this
again with this MeetUp site (how we used to do it -- it has much of the
same audience). I don't want to discourage those from signing up there --
especially as this is listed as sponsored by BayPIGgies and we link to your
website.


http://www.meetup.com/silicon-valley-python/events/228104282/


Could say something similar to: "Until then, we are using one of our
member's MeetUp sites 'http://www.meetup.com/silicon-valley-python' to
promote BayPIGgies to new members. But, please always use the mailing list
and website for the official meeting information"


Kindest Regards,



Glen Jarvis


On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 10:22 PM, Glen Jarvis <glen at glenjarvis.com> wrote:

> I saw no -1 votes for me stepping up to the plate and corralling cats for
> our next MeetUp. I even saw a +1, w00t I'm in the black. :)
>
>
> Please update BayPIGgies.net:
>
> Who: Glen Jarvis
> What: Explore Git internals using Python | Let's write "git log" in Python
> When: Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:30 PM
> Where: LinkedIn Corporation / Stierlin Ct. / Mountain View / CA / Exact
> address and room not yet known
> Why: Because we need to know the airspeed of an unladen swallow
>
> Git is a powerful tool for source control. It's often misunderstood and
> abused. Under the surface Git is an elegant and simple data structure. When
> you don't understand that data structure, you don't really understand Git.
> It is flexible enough to give you all the rope that you need to hang
> yourself in Git hell. However, if you understand it, metaphorical Gordian
> knots seem simple and Git hell doesn't exist.
>
> Python is an elegant programming language heavily influenced by ABC "a
> teaching language, a replacement for BASIC...." [1] It's a perfect tool
> that looks like pseudo-code but executes. However, even with its
> simplicity, it is one of the most powerful programming languages that
> exists. It is a perfect language to document and run the Git data structure
> as we explore it.
>
> In this talk, we start with a simple explanation of the Git data structure
> on disk. We then begin live-coding to read those data structures and
> reconstruct a `git log` command for any arbitrary git repository without
> using the `git` command [2]. When finished, we should have our own working
> command that does the same thing as `git log` for any arbitrary repository,
> on any branch. We'll simply start at `HEAD` and work our way down the data
> structure.
>
> Although it is not *useful* to have a Python version of Git, it is *fun*.
> Also, this exploration helps you understand the Git tool on a much deeper
> level. When you can program something, you can understand it. And,
> understanding Git helps you be a better developer and collaborator.
>
>
> About the Speaker
>
> =============
>
> Glen Jarvis has been programming Python for over 7 years and has been
> programming in different languages for over twenty years. Before that, he
> was a highly certified database administrator and has been certified in
> Linux/Unix administration by UC-Berkeley.
>
> He has worked for companies such as IBM, UC-Berkeley, Sprint and many
> Silicon Valley Start-ups. He has worked in the fields of Databases, Data
> Science, Bioinformatics and Web Technologies.
>
>
> Glen has been working for two years at RepairPal, a very successful
> start-up that gives you free estimates for what your car repair *should*
> cost [3]. He is currently putting the "Dev" in "DevOps" using Ansible (and
> Ruby).
>
> He additionally owns a consulting and training company, Glen Jarvis, LLC,
> that mentors budding programmers. Some of his training Videos include How
> to create a free AWS instance, Ansible Hands-On Training, and An
> introduction to Test Driven Development. He has also been an open source
> contributor [4].
>
>
> [1]
> http://python-history.blogspot.com/2009/02/early-language-design-and-development.html
>
> [2] With one small caveat. There is only one plumbing command used to read
> a binary file `git cat-file`. The rest is ASCII text that we can
> read/open/manipulate.
>
> [3] http://repairpal.com/
>
> [4] https://github.com/glenjarvis/
>
>
>
> Also, note that I have cross-posted this on my own company's MeetUp site.
> Although this is not the BayPIGgies site, the more people that we see RSVP
> here, the more newcomers will be interested in attending (no one likes
> being the first one at a party):
>
>
> http://www.meetup.com/silicon-valley-python/events/228104282/
>
>
>
>
>


-- 

Machines take me by surprise with great frequency.

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