Jan Vim Enthusiast! Meetup on Tuesday 1/14th - Front End Vim

[Adarsh Pandit]

I'm pleased to announce January's Vim Enthusiast! Meetup, hosted by thoughtbot.

RSVP here.

Agenda:

• 6:30-7:00pm Drinks/Pizza
  
• 7:00-7:30pm Beginner's Talk on Basic Vim (Speaker TBD - it could be you! Email me if interested)
  
• Break
  
• 7:45-8:30pm Expert Talk - Don Okuda discusses "Front End Vim" and talks about how to write markup and styles faster
  
• > 8:30pm Pass the cord and show something cool
  

Thanks!

Adarsh

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[Jordan Eldredge]

Adarsh,

I'd be interested in doing the beginners talk. I would structure it in two parts:

1. "Grocking" Vim commands as atomic words which can be combined in infinite ways to make powerful "sentences". (inspired by http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most-productive-shortcut-with-vim/1220118#1220118)

2. Conceptualizing Vim as a tool which evolves with you and the importance of owning your vimrc. If you are a developer, you like automating systems and evolving your vimrc is a great way to help automate your workflow (which is, after all, a system).

These were the two "ah-ha!" moments that solidified my love for Vim.

I am not an experienced speaker, but my second job is as a singer so I'm used to being in front of people and I'm confident I could do a pretty good job. If you choose me to speak, I'd welcome your feedback on my proposed structure.

Looking forward to the meetup!

-Jordan Eldredge

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[Adarsh Pandit]

Done - you win and based on Ben Orenstein's work, I actually believe singing is a huge benefit to public speaking.

Your structure looks great. Prepare about ~20 mins.

I'll update the invite and email the list.

Super psyched to have a regular up there.

Thanks!

-Adarsh

[Adarsh Pandit]

Just emailed the list :)

[Jordan Eldredge]

Adarsh,

Great! I'll be ready.

-Jordan Eldredge