[python-uk] Re: UK Python Conference 2004- pre-announcement

[Tim Diggins]

Hi Andy and others,

as a new-comer, or non-comer, to Python conferences [to date, at least], and
a previous lurker on this list, can I ask a few questions - 

Despite the name of the overall conf. - the Python strand isn't primarily
for C developers of python, right? The paper titles look interesting and
very python-centric. Coming from a relatively unorthodox computing
background, I have no C/C++ ancestry to fall back on, and don't want to
shell out hard-earned dosh on something that would turn out to be too
incomprehensible. (I mean there's always that risk with any conference, but
I don't want to stack the odds exceptionally).

Also, is this list a reasonable one for putting out calls for assistance
whether (a) python subcontractors or (b) python specific-area
consultants/mentors - or is there a better place for that?

Also (while I'm in the flow of asking questions), I'm scrabbling around for
a replacement UI simulation-building (prototyping) tool (I'm a
UI/Interaction designer most of the time and I've am dissatisfied by my
previous and current tools (Director, Photoshop, Illustrator, Powerpoint,
and hand-rolling various programmatic solutions) and was wondering whether
anyone had any pointers on papers or reviews of python-based prototyping /
rapid development frameworks - (like BoaConstructor/Pype/PythonCard) so I
can balance them against the graphical-ease / designer-focus of things like
Flash (or Norpath Studio Elements, or Director for that matter). (Ultimately
I'm looking for a protoyping holy grail, but at least I know that). Any
pointers or comments useful.

Hope I haven't gone too widely offtopic, but I'm not sure what's exactly
ontopic !


Tim 

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  Tim Diggins
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: python-uk-bounces at python.org 
> [mailto:python-uk-bounces at python.org] On Behalf Of Tim Couper
> Sent: 05 February 2004 10:54
> To: UK Python Users
> Subject: RE: [python-uk] Re: UK Python Conference 2004- 
> pre-announcement
> 
> 
> Andy,
> 
> What a great job you've done in putting this all
> together! With regard to an earlier email (Michael
> Hudson), it might be worthwhile providing an
> opportunity during Fri/Sat for interested individuals
> to discuss the way that PyUK 2005 is organised ( -
> spreading the load and all that).
> 
> Tim
> 
>  --- Andy Robinson <andy at reportlab.com> wrote: > > >
> In a nutshell: there was not a call for papers,
> > the ACCU 
> > > > prefer to "design" a programme and had very
> > strong views
> > > > on the kind of event they wanted to "bring
> > Python back
> > > > into the fold".
> > > 
> > > Here was me not being aware that Python was ever
> > IN the fold... what a
> > > strange thing to say.
> > 
> > It's my wording attempting to sum up a general
> > feeling
> > shared by the ACCU conference-organizing list.  I
> > think
> > I worded it a bit better in the announcement. The
> > good news 
> > is that all these people regard Python as a full
> > equal to Java 
> > and C++ with its own niche, found our crowd very
> > interesting,
> > and even tried very hard to get Guido back as lead
> > speaker.
> > (Sadly he did not dare commit to 4 events this
> > year.)
> > 
> > - Andy
> > 
> > 
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