[Fwd: Re: We have a visitor + holding a min-sprint]

[JC Brand]

Hi all

Please see below the email from Florian sent to this list (but which got
blocked).

Regards
JC


-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Florian Friesdorf <f...@chaoflow.net>
To: JC Brand <li...@opkode.com>, plo...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: We have a visitor + holding a min-sprint
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:20:55 +0200

Hi,

Finally, I'm finding the time to prepare for my trip.

To conclude so far:

- release some projects as Plone addons (Johan)

- always keen for a sprint, but unsure whether he has the time [or
whether we come up with topics interesting enough] (Mike)

- release collective.xmpp.chat (JC)

- tests for collective.loremipsum (JC)

I never found the time to take a close look at collective.xmpp.chat and
collective.loremipsum, so this might be a good opportunity to change
that.

Projects currently on my mind / I have been working on a lot lately are:

Patterns[1], a Javascript library of user interaction patterns to create
rich web-based user-interfaces, and a framework/architecure for
organizing your own javascript applications.

TPV[2,3,4], the Total Perspective Vortex, also not yet known as "One API
to rule them all", and "It's dictionaries all the way down!", an
experiment to see how it feels and what happens if you model an
application using only python's dictionary API.

Metachao[5], a library providing functional meta programming in python,
aiming at code reusage by fulfilling the function of adapters and
mixins by one piece of code (an Aspect). It is used heavily in TPV.

PyLDAP[6], a library enhancing python-ldap with what I've had to deal
with in every project using python-ldap so far.


And then I'm always seeking to improve the tools I'm working with, most
notably:

Emacs, an operating system I switched to in a funny mood after using
Vi(m) for a very long time. The transition was too painful to be able
to doubt it. Anyway, I'm aiming at having a configuration suitable for
me and the people I'm working with[7].

NixOS/Nix[8], what I consider a rather successful experiment to see how
it feels and what happens if you treat software deployment and
configuration like memory management in a functional programming
language. I'm using it as operating system and to create reproducible
python (development) environments across operating systems.


For each of these, I can offer a guided tour, am searching people to
join in, and am looking for feedback.

Last but not least, I'm interested in meeting new (and old) people and
learn and discuss about their projects.

As JC wrote, I will be at your plone meeting on the 8th and am free to
sprint until the 11th.

hope to meet you soon!
florian

[1] http://patternslib.com
[2] https://github.com/chaoflow/tpv
[3] https://github.com/chaoflow/tpv.http
[4] https://github.com/chaoflow/tpv.ldap
[5] https://github.com/chaoflow/metachao
[6] https://github.com/chaoflow/pyldap
[7] https://github.com/chaoflow/.emacs.d
[8] http://nixos.org


JC Brand <li...@opkode.com> writes:
> On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 09:14 +0200, Mike Metcalfe wrote:
>> I'm always keen for a sprint, just not sure if I have the time right
>> now. What are you planning to sprint on?
>
> I'm open for suggestions.
>
> I'd like to make a new release of collective.xmpp.chat and maybe add
> some tests for collective.loremipsum.




> But I'd be happy to have a Dojo session again like last time.
>
>> On 19 April 2013 12:36, Johan Beyers <jo...@juizi.com> wrote:
>> Hm, I might just use that to buckle down and release some of
>> our projects as Plone addons...
>>
>> --
>> Johan Beyers
>> Cell: 082 928 6657
>> skype: johan_beyers
>>
>>
>>
>> ujuzi: noun
>> experience, expertise - knowledge, intelligence -
>> comprehension
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:34 PM, JC Brand <li...@opkode.com>
>> wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> Well-known Plone and Patternslib developer Florian
>> Friesdorf will be in
>> Cape Town from the 29th of April until the 11th of
>> May.
>>
>> He'll probably attend our Plone meeting on the 8th and
>> we're also going
>> to hold a mini-sprint (one or two days) during his
>> second week here.
>>
>> The suggested dates are between Tuesday the 6th and
>> Thursday the 9th of
>> May.
>>
>> Concerning venue, I would suggest The Barn at 66
>> Albert Road in
>> Woodstock. They have very nice coworking spaces and
>> lots of other
>> techies, IT companies and interesting people in the
>> building.
>>
>> Besides the top-floor which is a coworking space,
>> there is also the
>> Blackberry Apps Lab which, according to its manager
>> Glenn Stein, we
>> could use at any time.
>>
>> Other venue suggestions are welcome.
>>
>> So far Florian, Witek and myself are confirmed to
>> attend. It would be
>> great if other people in the community are able to
>> join us.
>>
>> I look forward to your thoughts!
>>
>> Regards
>> JC
>>
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[Jean Jordaan]

Sorry I won't be able to be there ..

On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 7:12 PM, JC Brand <li...@opkode.com> wrote:
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Florian Friesdorf <f...@chaoflow.net>
>

> Patterns[1], a Javascript library of user interaction patterns to create
> rich web-based user-interfaces, and a framework/architecure for
> organizing your own javascript applications.

Just in case not everyone knows this:
http://garbas.si/blog/2013/patternslib-plone-mockup-ok-time-to-explain-it

> TPV[2,3,4], the Total Perspective Vortex, also not yet known as "One API
> to rule them all", and "It's dictionaries all the way down!", an
> experiment to see how it feels and what happens if you model an
> application using only python's dictionary API.

Kind of like the ZODB?

> Metachao[5], a library providing functional meta programming in python,
> aiming at code reusage by fulfilling the function of adapters and
> mixins by one piece of code (an Aspect). It is used heavily in TPV.

That sounds a bit like
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PEAK-Rules/

> Emacs, an operating system I switched to in a funny mood after using
> Vi(m) for a very long time. The transition was too painful to be able
> to doubt it. Anyway, I'm aiming at having a configuration suitable for
> me and the people I'm working with[7].

I've been contemplating the same thing, lured by gnus and org-mode, and
discouraged every time I start reading more.

--
jean . .. .... //\\\oo///\\

[Florian Friesdorf]

Jean Jordaan <jean.j...@gmail.com> writes:
>> TPV[2,3,4], the Total Perspective Vortex, also not yet known as "One API
>> to rule them all", and "It's dictionaries all the way down!", an
>> experiment to see how it feels and what happens if you model an
>> application using only python's dictionary API.
>
> Kind of like the ZODB?

ZODB is storing arbitrary attributes of an object, i.e. pickles of the
object.

In tpv data is stored/access/manipulated via
getitem/setitem/delitem/iter/..., the methods of a python dictionary.

Applications are built by hooking into these methods.

>> Metachao[5], a library providing functional meta programming in python,
>> aiming at code reusage by fulfilling the function of adapters and
>> mixins by one piece of code (an Aspect). It is used heavily in TPV.
>
> That sounds a bit like
> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PEAK-Rules/

class prefix(Aspect):
prefix = aspectkw(prefix=None)

@aspect.plumb
def __getitem__(_next, self, key):
if self.prefix:
key = key[:len(self.prefix)]
return _next(key)

@prefix(prefix='pre-')
class PrefixedDict(dict):
pass

pd = PrefixedDict()
pd['a'] = 1
pd['pre-a'] -> 1

d = dict()
d['a'] = 1
d['a'] -> 1
prefix(d, prefix='foo-')['foo-a'] -> 1

>> Emacs, an operating system I switched to in a funny mood after using
>> Vi(m) for a very long time. The transition was too painful to be able
>> to doubt it. Anyway, I'm aiming at having a configuration suitable for
>> me and the people I'm working with[7].
>
> I've been contemplating the same thing, lured by gnus and org-mode, and
> discouraged every time I start reading more.

org-mode triggered my switch. for emails: notmuch.