From jeremy@cnri.reston.va.us Mon Feb 14 21:21:10 2000 From: jeremy@cnri.reston.va.us (Jeremy Hylton) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 16:21:10 -0500 (EST) Subject: [DCPIGgies] Wash. D.C. Area: DCPIGgies, Mar. 13 Message-ID: <14504.29126.591718.912874@goon.cnri.reston.va.us> Notice to all Washington DC area Python users: We will be having our first DCPIGgies (DC Python Interest Group) meeting of the year on Monday March 13, 2000 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at CNRI in Reston, Va. Speaker: Scott Cotton Static Type and Interface Checking for Python General Review and Fundamental Decisions Abstract ---------- This presentation reviews various possible ways of adding static type checking to python. The problem poses two questions: 1) What sort of static type checking system would be most appropriate for python? 2) By what means may static type checking be made optional? A decision tree for each question is presented based on a combination of type theory, an understanding of python, and properties that have become apparent in the development of a sample type checking system. Finally, we discuss some overall approaches that would maximize the benefits and/or minimize the drawbacks of adding optional static type checking to python. Scott will be speaking from 8:00 to 9:00pm. We will have food and introductions starting at 7:30pm. We may also have some time after the talk for Q&A with Guido and Barry on Python and JPython. Pizza, salad, and soda will be provided courtesy of Foretec Seminars. Please RSVP by email to jeremy@cnri.reston.va.us. I need to know how many people will attend and how many will be eating pizza. Directions to CNRI can be found on the Web: http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/directions.html Mailing list: There is a mailing list for people interested in DCPIGgies meetings; see http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/dcpiggies. This is a low volume list for announcing meetings, arranging to share rides, and other thrilling PIGgy topics. See you there! Jeremy From echuck@mindspring.com Mon Feb 28 14:06:10 2000 From: echuck@mindspring.com (Chuck Esterbrook) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:06:10 -0500 Subject: [DCPIGgies] Re: Wash. D.C. Area: DCPIGgies, Mar. 13 References: <14504.29126.591718.912874@goon.cnri.reston.va.us> Message-ID: <38BA80D2.AFEDC97E@mindspring.com> Can we add to the agenda: * Changing the name from "piggies" to something more respectable. :-) -Chuck Jeremy Hylton wrote: > Notice to all Washington DC area Python users: > > We will be having our first DCPIGgies (DC Python Interest Group) > meeting of the year on Monday March 13, 2000 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at > CNRI in Reston, Va. > > Speaker: Scott Cotton > > Static Type and Interface Checking for Python > General Review and Fundamental Decisions > > Abstract > ---------- > This presentation reviews various possible ways of adding static type > checking to python. The problem poses two questions: > > 1) What sort of static type checking system would be most > appropriate for python? > 2) By what means may static type checking be made optional? > > A decision tree for each question is presented based on a combination > of type theory, an understanding of python, and properties that have > become apparent in the development of a sample type checking system. > Finally, we discuss some overall approaches that would maximize the > benefits and/or minimize the drawbacks of adding optional static type > checking to python. > > Scott will be speaking from 8:00 to 9:00pm. We will have food and > introductions starting at 7:30pm. We may also have some time after > the talk for Q&A with Guido and Barry on Python and JPython. > > Pizza, salad, and soda will be provided courtesy of Foretec Seminars. > Please RSVP by email to jeremy@cnri.reston.va.us. I need to know how > many people will attend and how many will be eating pizza. > > Directions to CNRI can be found on the Web: > > http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/directions.html > > Mailing list: There is a mailing list for people interested in > DCPIGgies meetings; see http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/dcpiggies. > This is a low volume list for announcing meetings, arranging to share > rides, and other thrilling PIGgy topics. > > See you there! > Jeremy From argoldman@mindspring.com Tue Feb 29 15:54:49 2000 From: argoldman@mindspring.com (A. R. Goldman) Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 10:54:49 -0500 Subject: [DCPIGgies] Greetings... Message-ID: <38BBEBC8.B49DE44E@mindspring.com> I have recently gotten interested in programming... and happily found myself tackling this subject with python, and not C++, Java, or something even less user-friendly (although Java remains a long-term goal). But I am reaching a point in the tutorials where things are making less sense... and I wondered if there might be anyone in the area (DC metro) who might teach some informal Python classes (group, or possibly individual)... any help would be met with a great deal of gratitude... Many thanks Rick Goldman