Dallas.p6m

fREW Schmidt

unread,

Mar 18, 2009, 6:26:16 PM3/18/09

to perl6-language, perl6-compiler

Hello friends!
s1n and I decided that we would start Dallas.p6m as we are close to each
other geographically speaking. We are meeting tomorrow (Thursday, March 19,
7:00PM) at a coffee shop with free wifi. The address is 985 W Bethany Dr
Allen, TX 75013.

So far it looks like it will be s1n, me, and two or three of my co-workers.
We don't really have an agenda, but I figure I will ask s1n about some PIR
stuff and if he wants I can chat about some perl 6 stuff (although he may
know more about that as well.)

Anyway, you are invited to come and have a good time! We will probably be
more organized in the future, but for now this will work :-)

--
fREW Schmidt
http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com

Graham Barr

unread,

Mar 19, 2009, 8:20:24 AM3/19/09

to fREW Schmidt, perl6-language, perl6-compiler

On Mar 18, 2009, at 5:26 PM, fREW Schmidt wrote:
> s1n and I decided that we would start Dallas.p6m as we are close to
> each
> other geographically speaking. We are meeting tomorrow (Thursday,
> March 19,
> 7:00PM) at a coffee shop with free wifi. The address is 985 W
> Bethany Dr
> Allen, TX 75013.

I live in Allen, so might be there. That address is where Market
Street is right?
What is the name of the coffee shop?

Graham.

Andy Lester

unread,

Mar 19, 2009, 3:35:45 PM3/19/09

to fREW Schmidt, perl6-language, perl6-compiler

On Mar 18, 2009, at 5:26 PM, fREW Schmidt wrote:

> s1n and I decided that we would start Dallas.p6m as we are close to
> each
> other geographically speaking. We are meeting tomorrow (Thursday,
> March 19,
> 7:00PM) at a coffee shop with free wifi. The address is 985 W
> Bethany Dr
> Allen, TX 75013.

This is more to the world of Perl 6, but you're the first person to go
out there and do this.

I love love LOVE starting to get people together to talk about Perl
6. It's a crucial step in letting people know that Perl 6 is real.
However, starting social groups that say they are specifically about
Perl 6 makes me uncomfortable.

I think it would be better to call it Dallas.pm and just talk about
Perl 6 in the meeting announcements. The key is that we don't want
people to think they must choose one or the other. Technologically,
Perl 5 and Perl 6 are very different, but culturally, they're very
similar.

Keeping Perl 5 and Perl 6 groups together also means that we will
increase cross-pollination of Perl 6 onto the Perl 5 people.

Thanks for listening,
xoxo,
Andy

--
Andy Lester => an...@petdance.com => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance

Chris Dolan

unread,

Apr 5, 2009, 5:29:54 PM4/5/09

to Andy Lester, fREW Schmidt, perl6-language, perl6-compiler

On Mar 19, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Andy Lester wrote:

> I love love LOVE starting to get people together to talk about Perl
> 6. It's a crucial step in letting people know that Perl 6 is real.
> However, starting social groups that say they are specifically about
> Perl 6 makes me uncomfortable.
>
> I think it would be better to call it Dallas.pm and just talk about
> Perl 6 in the meeting announcements. The key is that we don't want
> people to think they must choose one or the other. Technologically,
> Perl 5 and Perl 6 are very different, but culturally, they're very
> similar.
>
> Keeping Perl 5 and Perl 6 groups together also means that we will
> increase cross-pollination of Perl 6 onto the Perl 5 people.

At Madison.pm, I give a 5-minute Perl 6 update each month. It's easy
to collect material because Rakudo and Parrot each release monthly, so
I can always just rehash the release announcements. I've found that
the Perl 5 users are quite interested (and occasionally amazed).

Chris