From shakefu at gmail.com Sat Jun 1 00:40:33 2013 From: shakefu at gmail.com (Jacob Alheid) Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 15:40:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Baypiggies] Let me kick off the discussions In-Reply-To: <03A21140-AEC5-4A2E-89DD-CFBE961255D2@glenjarvis.com> References: <03A21140-AEC5-4A2E-89DD-CFBE961255D2@glenjarvis.com> Message-ID: <1370040031980.cf192162@Nodemailer> I'm interested in high performance scalability in python web apps. Topics like "gotchas and best practices with gevent", "the python 3 futures framework", "comparison between twisted, tornado, and futures", "python c-extension basics", and so forth sound pretty interesting to me.? ?I'm also interested in python on mobile, so I'd love to hear about the Kivy framework and any others that may be out there. ? ? Sent from Mailbox for iPad On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Glen Jarvis wrote: >> "accounting principles in garbage collectors of the Java VM and the .NET runtime and how they affect Jython and IronPython" >> > :) >> That actually sounds rather interesting... :) >> > Good call!!!!! > G -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jwegis at gmail.com Sat Jun 1 00:46:46 2013 From: jwegis at gmail.com (John Wegis) Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 15:46:46 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Let me kick off the discussions In-Reply-To: <1370040031980.cf192162@Nodemailer> References: <03A21140-AEC5-4A2E-89DD-CFBE961255D2@glenjarvis.com> <1370040031980.cf192162@Nodemailer> Message-ID: +1 python on mobile and Kivy framework On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Jacob Alheid wrote: > I'm interested in high performance scalability in python web apps. Topics > like "gotchas and best practices with gevent", "the python 3 futures > framework", "comparison between twisted, tornado, and futures", "python > c-extension basics", and so forth sound pretty interesting to me. > > I'm also interested in python on mobile, so I'd love to hear about the > Kivy framework and any others that may be out there. > ? > Sent from Mailbox for iPad > > > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Glen Jarvis wrote: > >> "accounting principles in garbage collectors of the Java VM and the .NET >> runtime and how they affect Jython and IronPython" >> >> :) >> >> That actually sounds rather interesting... :) >> >> Good call!!!!! >> >> >> G >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dev at esamir.com Sat Jun 1 00:48:09 2013 From: dev at esamir.com (Samir Faci (Dev)) Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 15:48:09 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Let me kick off the discussions In-Reply-To: <1370040031980.cf192162@Nodemailer> References: <03A21140-AEC5-4A2E-89DD-CFBE961255D2@glenjarvis.com> <1370040031980.cf192162@Nodemailer> Message-ID: Hmmm... I did not know about Kivy, that looks very promising. :) On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Jacob Alheid wrote: > I'm interested in high performance scalability in python web apps. Topics > like "gotchas and best practices with gevent", "the python 3 futures > framework", "comparison between twisted, tornado, and futures", "python > c-extension basics", and so forth sound pretty interesting to me. > > I'm also interested in python on mobile, so I'd love to hear about the > Kivy framework and any others that may be out there. > ? > Sent from Mailbox for iPad > > > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Glen Jarvis wrote: > >> "accounting principles in garbage collectors of the Java VM and the .NET >> runtime and how they affect Jython and IronPython" >> >> :) >> >> That actually sounds rather interesting... :) >> >> Good call!!!!! >> >> >> G >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -- -- Samir Faci *insert title* fortune | cowsay -f /usr/share/cows/tux.cow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dev at esamir.com Sat Jun 1 18:10:22 2013 From: dev at esamir.com (Samir Faci (Dev)) Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 09:10:22 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Python for Beginners In-Reply-To: References:

<20130531173911.GA25156@panix.com> Message-ID: Noisebridge, a local SF hackerspace has a freebie python class going on. It might be a useful reference? When planning what seems like a similar concept. https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/PyClass I think for the intro class, they mainly follow: http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 10:46 AM, wesley chun wrote: > cost, dates/times, and location would be helpful to the beginners on the > list who are interested too. > > --wesley > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > "A computer never does what you want... only what you tell it." > +wesley chun : wescpy at gmail : > @wescpy > Python training & consulting : http://CyberwebConsulting.com > "Core Python" books : http://CorePython.com > Python blog: http://wescpy.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -- -- Samir Faci *insert title* fortune | cowsay -f /usr/share/cows/tux.cow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dyoo at hashcollision.org Sun Jun 2 07:45:23 2013 From: dyoo at hashcollision.org (Danny Yoo) Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 22:45:23 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Next scheduled meeting? Message-ID: Just curious: when and where is the next scheduled baypiggies meeting? From tony at tcapp.com Sun Jun 2 18:05:46 2013 From: tony at tcapp.com (Tony Cappellini) Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 09:05:46 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Next scheduled meeting? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Danny, It's been a long time since we've heard from you. I"m waiting to hear from our host @ LinkedIn because we will be in a different room for June. I'm not sure if we will be meeting on the 4th Thursday due of the room change. As soon as know, I will update the Baypiggies website. On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 10:45 PM, Danny Yoo wrote: > Just curious: when and where is the next scheduled baypiggies meeting? > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies From dyoo at hashcollision.org Sun Jun 2 22:43:06 2013 From: dyoo at hashcollision.org (Danny Yoo) Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 13:43:06 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Next scheduled meeting? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > I"m waiting to hear from our host @ LinkedIn because we will be in a > different room for June. > I'm not sure if we will be meeting on the 4th Thursday due of the room change. > As soon as know, I will update the Baypiggies website. Yes, let me know! I got a job at Google so I'm back in the Bay Area. (I start on the 10th). I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again! I'm _very_ rusty in my Python programming, so I'm hoping to reabsorb by osmosis. Or would osmosis oxidize me even more? Oh well. :P From jjinux at gmail.com Mon Jun 3 20:30:36 2013 From: jjinux at gmail.com (Shannon -jj Behrens) Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 11:30:36 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Next scheduled meeting? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Welcome back, Danny!!! :-D On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Danny Yoo wrote: > > I"m waiting to hear from our host @ LinkedIn because we will be in a > > different room for June. > > I'm not sure if we will be meeting on the 4th Thursday due of the room > change. > > As soon as know, I will update the Baypiggies website. > > > Yes, let me know! I got a job at Google so I'm back in the Bay Area. > (I start on the 10th). > > > I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again! I'm _very_ rusty in my > Python programming, so I'm hoping to reabsorb by osmosis. Or would > osmosis oxidize me even more? Oh well. :P > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -- In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. -- Mother Teresa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glen at glenjarvis.com Tue Jun 4 20:16:49 2013 From: glen at glenjarvis.com (Glen Jarvis) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:16:49 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Let me kick off the discussions In-Reply-To: References: <03A21140-AEC5-4A2E-89DD-CFBE961255D2@glenjarvis.com> <1370040031980.cf192162@Nodemailer> Message-ID: There was a PyCon talk about this: https://us.pycon.org/2013/schedule/presentation/63/ Kivy: Building GUI and Mobile apps with Python Thomas Hansen, Mathieu Virbel Here's' the PyVideo link: http://pyvideo.org/video/1701/kivy-building-gui-and-mobile-apps-with-python Cheers, Glen On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:46 PM, John Wegis wrote: > +1 python on mobile and Kivy framework > > > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Jacob Alheid wrote: > >> I'm interested in high performance scalability in python web apps. Topics >> like "gotchas and best practices with gevent", "the python 3 futures >> framework", "comparison between twisted, tornado, and futures", "python >> c-extension basics", and so forth sound pretty interesting to me. >> >> I'm also interested in python on mobile, so I'd love to hear about the >> Kivy framework and any others that may be out there. >> ? >> Sent from Mailbox for iPad >> >> >> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Glen Jarvis wrote: >> >>> "accounting principles in garbage collectors of the Java VM and the .NET >>> runtime and how they affect Jython and IronPython" >>> >>> :) >>> >>> That actually sounds rather interesting... :) >>> >>> Good call!!!!! >>> >>> >>> G >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Baypiggies mailing list >> Baypiggies at python.org >> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -- "Pursue, keep up with, circle round and round your life as a dog does his master's chase. 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Message-ID: And my own mini-review of the talk (as somebody trying to build a Kivy app or two to run on both desktop and android): Don't bother. I was hoping this would be a tutorial style "here's how you build apps" talk but it was more of a history of the development and explanation of the architecture. This was interesting and will be helpful background down the road... but didn't help me right now at all :) -Simeon On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Glen Jarvis wrote: > There was a PyCon talk about this: > > https://us.pycon.org/2013/schedule/presentation/63/ > > Kivy: Building GUI and Mobile apps with Python > Thomas Hansen, Mathieu Virbel > > Here's' the PyVideo link: > > http://pyvideo.org/video/1701/kivy-building-gui-and-mobile-apps-with-python > > > Cheers, > > > Glen > > > > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:46 PM, John Wegis wrote: >> >> +1 python on mobile and Kivy framework >> >> >> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Jacob Alheid wrote: >>> >>> I'm interested in high performance scalability in python web apps. Topics >>> like "gotchas and best practices with gevent", "the python 3 futures >>> framework", "comparison between twisted, tornado, and futures", "python >>> c-extension basics", and so forth sound pretty interesting to me. >>> >>> I'm also interested in python on mobile, so I'd love to hear about the >>> Kivy framework and any others that may be out there. >>> ? >>> Sent from Mailbox for iPad >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Glen Jarvis wrote: >>>> >>>> "accounting principles in garbage collectors of the Java VM and the .NET >>>> runtime and how they affect Jython and IronPython" >>>> >>>> :) >>>> >>>> That actually sounds rather interesting... :) >>>> >>>> Good call!!!!! >>>> >>>> >>>> G >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Baypiggies mailing list >>> Baypiggies at python.org >>> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Baypiggies mailing list >> Baypiggies at python.org >> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > > > > -- > > "Pursue, keep up with, circle round and round your life as a dog does his > master's chase. Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, > unearth it, and gnaw it still." > > --Henry David Thoreau > > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies From guido at python.org Tue Jun 4 21:37:54 2013 From: guido at python.org (Guido van Rossum) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 12:37:54 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Let me kick off the discussions In-Reply-To: References: <03A21140-AEC5-4A2E-89DD-CFBE961255D2@glenjarvis.com> <1370040031980.cf192162@Nodemailer>

Message-ID: So, that's your opinion of the *talk*. What's your opinion of the software? On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Simeon Franklin wrote: > And my own mini-review of the talk (as somebody trying to build a Kivy > app or two to run on both desktop and android): Don't bother. I was > hoping this would be a tutorial style "here's how you build apps" talk > but it was more of a history of the development and explanation of the > architecture. This was interesting and will be helpful background down > the road... but didn't help me right now at all :) > > -Simeon > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Glen Jarvis wrote: >> There was a PyCon talk about this: >> >> https://us.pycon.org/2013/schedule/presentation/63/ >> >> Kivy: Building GUI and Mobile apps with Python >> Thomas Hansen, Mathieu Virbel >> >> Here's' the PyVideo link: >> >> http://pyvideo.org/video/1701/kivy-building-gui-and-mobile-apps-with-python >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> Glen >> >> >> >> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:46 PM, John Wegis wrote: >>> >>> +1 python on mobile and Kivy framework >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Jacob Alheid wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm interested in high performance scalability in python web apps. Topics >>>> like "gotchas and best practices with gevent", "the python 3 futures >>>> framework", "comparison between twisted, tornado, and futures", "python >>>> c-extension basics", and so forth sound pretty interesting to me. >>>> >>>> I'm also interested in python on mobile, so I'd love to hear about the >>>> Kivy framework and any others that may be out there. >>>> ? >>>> Sent from Mailbox for iPad >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Glen Jarvis wrote: >>>>> >>>>> "accounting principles in garbage collectors of the Java VM and the .NET >>>>> runtime and how they affect Jython and IronPython" >>>>> >>>>> :) >>>>> >>>>> That actually sounds rather interesting... :) >>>>> >>>>> Good call!!!!! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> G >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Baypiggies mailing list >>>> Baypiggies at python.org >>>> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Baypiggies mailing list >>> Baypiggies at python.org >>> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> "Pursue, keep up with, circle round and round your life as a dog does his >> master's chase. Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, >> unearth it, and gnaw it still." >> >> --Henry David Thoreau >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Baypiggies mailing list >> Baypiggies at python.org >> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) From simeonf at gmail.com Tue Jun 4 21:51:48 2013 From: simeonf at gmail.com (Simeon Franklin) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 12:51:48 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Let me kick off the discussions In-Reply-To: References: <03A21140-AEC5-4A2E-89DD-CFBE961255D2@glenjarvis.com> <1370040031980.cf192162@Nodemailer>

Message-ID: Caveat: I have very limited experience so far. But... I like it. I'm may still find show stopping bugs, but I like it. I'm writing apps with an eye towards instructing beginners in writing GUI apps with Python and Kivy fits well into this space - definitely more user/beginner friendly than Tk! Some bits are downright elegant like the idea of "properties" (basically a family of pre-built descriptors which means they can be initted at class definition time plus some type checking plus the observer pattern so they fire events when they receive values. Very nice!) I also like the (optional) kv language for defining layouts - does anybody know if there's a good gui-builder that spits out kv? That would probably be a good gui app to work on, come to think of it... There are some clunky bits - the docs aren't awesome or comprehensive as the framework seems to be developing at a good clip. Running an app on a desktop from the .py files is easy, packaging it up is difficult (building an .apk is a pain). But I'm finding the easy stuff easy and everything else possible. +1 on Kivy. -regards Simeon Franklin On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote: > So, that's your opinion of the *talk*. What's your opinion of the software? > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Simeon Franklin wrote: >> And my own mini-review of the talk (as somebody trying to build a Kivy >> app or two to run on both desktop and android): Don't bother. I was >> hoping this would be a tutorial style "here's how you build apps" talk >> but it was more of a history of the development and explanation of the >> architecture. This was interesting and will be helpful background down >> the road... but didn't help me right now at all :) >> >> -Simeon >> >> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Glen Jarvis wrote: >>> There was a PyCon talk about this: >>> >>> https://us.pycon.org/2013/schedule/presentation/63/ >>> >>> Kivy: Building GUI and Mobile apps with Python >>> Thomas Hansen, Mathieu Virbel >>> >>> Here's' the PyVideo link: >>> >>> http://pyvideo.org/video/1701/kivy-building-gui-and-mobile-apps-with-python >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> Glen >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:46 PM, John Wegis wrote: >>>> >>>> +1 python on mobile and Kivy framework >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Jacob Alheid wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'm interested in high performance scalability in python web apps. Topics >>>>> like "gotchas and best practices with gevent", "the python 3 futures >>>>> framework", "comparison between twisted, tornado, and futures", "python >>>>> c-extension basics", and so forth sound pretty interesting to me. >>>>> >>>>> I'm also interested in python on mobile, so I'd love to hear about the >>>>> Kivy framework and any others that may be out there. >>>>> ? >>>>> Sent from Mailbox for iPad >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Glen Jarvis wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> "accounting principles in garbage collectors of the Java VM and the .NET >>>>>> runtime and how they affect Jython and IronPython" >>>>>> >>>>>> :) >>>>>> >>>>>> That actually sounds rather interesting... :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Good call!!!!! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> G >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Baypiggies mailing list >>>>> Baypiggies at python.org >>>>> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >>>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Baypiggies mailing list >>>> Baypiggies at python.org >>>> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> "Pursue, keep up with, circle round and round your life as a dog does his >>> master's chase. Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, >>> unearth it, and gnaw it still." >>> >>> --Henry David Thoreau >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Baypiggies mailing list >>> Baypiggies at python.org >>> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies >> _______________________________________________ >> Baypiggies mailing list >> Baypiggies at python.org >> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > > > -- > --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) From jjinux at gmail.com Tue Jun 4 23:05:39 2013 From: jjinux at gmail.com (Shannon -jj Behrens) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 14:05:39 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Best Django book Message-ID: Hey guys, Can you guys recommend a good, up-to-date Django book? Django might be a good fit for something I have in mind. Thanks, -jj -- In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. -- Mother Teresa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nanshu at gmail.com Tue Jun 4 23:14:19 2013 From: nanshu at gmail.com (Nanshu Chen) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 14:14:19 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Best Django book In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi jj, I've been only using Django for over a year so still consider myself not very experienced in Django. But during my learning of it, I find the Django tutorial on the official website very useful and it may get you started quickly. For the best practices of developing a Django project, I will recommend the book "Two Scoops of Django" (https://django.2scoops.org/). It's up-to-date, not long, and provide your a lot of tips of creating a maintainable and expandable Django project. Hope it helps! Nanshu On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Shannon -jj Behrens wrote: > Hey guys, > > Can you guys recommend a good, up-to-date Django book? Django might be a > good fit for something I have in mind. > > Thanks, > -jj > > -- > In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with > great love. -- Mother Teresa > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jenselby at gmail.com Tue Jun 4 23:18:04 2013 From: jenselby at gmail.com (Jen Selby) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 14:18:04 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Best Django book In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I liked _Two Scoops of Django: Best Practices for Django 1.5_. https://django.2scoops.org/ I read a beta version as I was working on my first (and current) Django project and found there was a lot of good advice, even though I am still on Django 1.4. It's less a full technical manual -- the online Django docs are good for that -- and more a manual on good taste and avoiding common pitfalls. Full disclosure: it was written by friends of mine. Jen On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Shannon -jj Behrens wrote: > Hey guys, > > Can you guys recommend a good, up-to-date Django book? Django might be a > good fit for something I have in mind. > > Thanks, > -jj > > -- > In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with > great love. -- Mother Teresa > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hy at moduleq.com Tue Jun 4 23:23:06 2013 From: hy at moduleq.com (Hy Carrel) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 14:23:06 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Best Django book In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: +1 My experience matches Jen's description. On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Jen Selby wrote: > I liked _Two Scoops of Django: Best Practices for Django 1.5_. > > https://django.2scoops.org/ > > I read a beta version as I was working on my first (and current) Django > project and found there was a lot of good advice, even though I am still on > Django 1.4. It's less a full technical manual -- the online Django docs are > good for that -- and more a manual on good taste and avoiding common > pitfalls. > > Full disclosure: it was written by friends of mine. > > Jen > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Shannon -jj Behrens > wrote: >> >> Hey guys, >> >> Can you guys recommend a good, up-to-date Django book? Django might be a >> good fit for something I have in mind. >> >> Thanks, >> -jj >> >> -- >> In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with >> great love. -- Mother Teresa >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Baypiggies mailing list >> Baypiggies at python.org >> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies From glen at glenjarvis.com Tue Jun 4 23:58:25 2013 From: glen at glenjarvis.com (Glen Jarvis) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 14:58:25 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Best Django book In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: This is a pretty good introduction: http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/index.html G On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Hy Carrel wrote: > +1 > > My experience matches Jen's description. > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Jen Selby wrote: > > I liked _Two Scoops of Django: Best Practices for Django 1.5_. > > > > https://django.2scoops.org/ > > > > I read a beta version as I was working on my first (and current) Django > > project and found there was a lot of good advice, even though I am still > on > > Django 1.4. It's less a full technical manual -- the online Django docs > are > > good for that -- and more a manual on good taste and avoiding common > > pitfalls. > > > > Full disclosure: it was written by friends of mine. > > > > Jen > > > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Shannon -jj Behrens > > wrote: > >> > >> Hey guys, > >> > >> Can you guys recommend a good, up-to-date Django book? Django might be a > >> good fit for something I have in mind. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> -jj > >> > >> -- > >> In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with > >> great love. -- Mother Teresa > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Baypiggies mailing list > >> Baypiggies at python.org > >> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Baypiggies mailing list > > Baypiggies at python.org > > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -- "Pursue, keep up with, circle round and round your life as a dog does his master's chase. Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still." --Henry David Thoreau -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From venkat83 at gmail.com Wed Jun 5 03:37:38 2013 From: venkat83 at gmail.com (Venkatraman S) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 07:07:38 +0530 Subject: [Baypiggies] Best Django book In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I would start with the docs and djangobook, then lightbird.net/dbe/ and then head to 2Scoops. Other approach that I generally follow or recommend is : Its much easier if you start with the docs, try out a few projects and then read the topics(advanced ones too) as and when you need it, if you are crunched for time. -V @venkasub On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:35 AM, Shannon -jj Behrens wrote: > Hey guys, > > Can you guys recommend a good, up-to-date Django book? Django might be a > good fit for something I have in mind. > > Thanks, > -jj > > -- > In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with > great love. -- Mother Teresa > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashish.makani at gmail.com Wed Jun 5 11:34:30 2013 From: ashish.makani at gmail.com (ashish makani) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:04:30 +0530 Subject: [Baypiggies] Best Django book In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: I posted this link on Baypiggies, a few months ago http://gettingstartedwithdjango.com/en/lessons/introduction-and-launch/ (hn discussion : http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5098832 ) On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 7:07 AM, Venkatraman S wrote: > > I would start with the docs and djangobook, then lightbird.net/dbe/ and > then head to 2Scoops. > > Other approach that I generally follow or recommend is : Its much easier > if you start with the docs, try out a few projects and then read the > topics(advanced ones too) as and when you need it, if you are crunched for > time. > > -V > @venkasub > > > > On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:35 AM, Shannon -jj Behrens wrote: > >> Hey guys, >> >> Can you guys recommend a good, up-to-date Django book? Django might be a >> good fit for something I have in mind. >> >> Thanks, >> -jj >> >> -- >> In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with >> great love. -- Mother Teresa >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cbc at unc.edu Wed Jun 5 18:52:39 2013 From: cbc at unc.edu (Calloway, Chris) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 16:52:39 +0000 Subject: [Baypiggies] Python Community Training Events Message-ID: Here are some upcoming Python community training events organized by the Triangle Python Users Group: PyOhio PyCamp 2013 offered July 22-26, 2013 at Ohio State University in conjunction with the PyOhio 2013 regional Python conference: http://trizpug.org/boot-camp/pyohio13/ Python Network and Web Programming Workshop offered August 5-9, 2013 at the University of North Carolina: http://trizpug.org/boot-camp/pywebpw13/ Toronto PyCamp 2013 offered August 12-16, 2013 at the University of Toronto in conjunction with the PyCon Canada 2013 national Python conference: http://trizpug.org/boot-camp/torpy13/ Seattle PyCamp 2013 offered September 9-13, 2013 at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering: http://trizpug.org/boot-camp/seapy13/ -- Sincerely, Chris Calloway UNC-CH Department of Marine Sciences 3313 Venable Hall CB 3300 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3300 (919) 599-3530 From jjinux at gmail.com Wed Jun 5 20:19:16 2013 From: jjinux at gmail.com (Shannon -jj Behrens) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 11:19:16 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Best Django book In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: Thanks, guys! On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:34 AM, ashish makani wrote: > I posted this link on Baypiggies, a few months ago > > http://gettingstartedwithdjango.com/en/lessons/introduction-and-launch/ > > (hn discussion : http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5098832 ) > > On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 7:07 AM, Venkatraman S wrote: > >> >> I would start with the docs and djangobook, then lightbird.net/dbe/ and >> then head to 2Scoops. >> >> Other approach that I generally follow or recommend is : Its much easier >> if you start with the docs, try out a few projects and then read the >> topics(advanced ones too) as and when you need it, if you are crunched for >> time. >> >> -V >> @venkasub >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:35 AM, Shannon -jj Behrens wrote: >> >>> Hey guys, >>> >>> Can you guys recommend a good, up-to-date Django book? Django might be a >>> good fit for something I have in mind. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -jj >>> >>> -- >>> In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with >>> great love. -- Mother Teresa >>> >>> >>> -- In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. -- Mother Teresa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidanderson2374 at outlook.com Wed Jun 5 13:34:37 2013 From: davidanderson2374 at outlook.com (David Anderson) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 16:04:37 +0430 Subject: [Baypiggies] Itumirim - Aprovados lista publicada Message-ID: <1370448221d23798357049998c34b6ed7c176c5085@outlook.com> Itumirim ALINE C?NDIDA RAMOS FERNANDES TORRES, LADJANE BEZERRA CORDEIRO DA SILVA, FELIPE JARDEL SANTANA LIMA, NATALIA RODRIGUES DE OLIVEIRA, JO?O CARLOS MOREIRA DE CARVALHO, CLA?DIA MARIA DO AMARAL, MARIA APARECIDA AMORIM DA SILVA, ISABEL NOBRE FEITOZA. ROZILDA BEZERRA DE SIQUEIRA, ELDER BATISTA DA SILVA, MATEUS FERNANDES FARIAS, JOSE ROBERTO FRAGA BARROS, VICTOR REGIS DE ANDRADE MOREIRA. Paranaiguara. Pereiro ALINE MOURA FERREIRA, LARESSA RAMOS FERREIRA, FERNANDA LEONTSINIS CARVALHO BRANCO, NATIELLY ALEXANDRE CARNEIRO, JO?O CARLOS MOREIRA DE CARVALHO, CLAUDIO LUIS GOMES PEREIRA, MARIA CECILIA ALBUQUERQUE CORDEIRO, ISABELLE PEREIRA DA SILVA. RUI ANDRADE DA SILVA, ELIANA DANTAS RIBEIRO, MATHEUS FERNANDES CAMPOS, JOSE VALDIR TEIXEIRA BRAGA FILHO, VINICIUS CANDIDO DOS REIS. Campo Grande. C?ssia ANA ANGELICA PEREIRA ALVES, LETICIA BAIRLE, FRANCISCO ANDERSON VALE DO NASCIMENTO, PAULO DE SIQUEIRA SILVA, JO?O CARLOS MOREIRA DE CARVALHO, DAMIANA PEREIRA DE OLIVERIA, MARIA DO SOCORRO DE ALBURQUERQUE ARRUDA BARBOSA, JAIME CUSTODIO DA SILVA FILHO. SEBASTIANA M?RCIA GOMES DE MELO, ?RICA FRANCISCA BATISTA DE MELO, MAYRES RAQUEL DA SILVA PINHEIRO, JUCIMARA VICENTE DOS SANTOS, WEULLER TEIXEIRA DE MAGALHAES. Campo Grande. From asimjalis at gmail.com Sat Jun 8 00:41:15 2013 From: asimjalis at gmail.com (Asim Jalis) Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:41:15 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] ANN: Python For Beginners Course - Jun 15, Jun 22 - Dublin, CA - Preview In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: The *Python For Beginners* course tickets are now on sale. We?ve capped the event at 16 people, so it is a small class with plenty of time for everyone?s questions. Want more details? Here is the link: http://metaprose.com/python-for-beginners Take care, Asim P.S. If you register by June 11 (next Tuesday), you save $100. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidoff56 at alluvialsw.com Sat Jun 8 07:10:44 2013 From: davidoff56 at alluvialsw.com (Monte Davidoff) Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:10:44 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] ANN: Python For Beginners Course - Jun 15, Jun 22 - Dublin, CA - Preview In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: <51B2BCD4.5070006@alluvialsw.com> On 6/7/13 3:41 PM, Asim Jalis wrote: > > http://metaprose.com/python-for-beginners > > I clicked on the link, and the first thing I saw was... JavaScript. Perhaps the advertisement would be more effective if the Python course had a Python example? ;-) Monte -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asimjalis at gmail.com Sat Jun 8 11:46:11 2013 From: asimjalis at gmail.com (Asim Jalis) Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 02:46:11 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] ANN: Python For Beginners Course - Jun 15, Jun 22 - Dublin, CA - Preview In-Reply-To: <51B2BCD4.5070006@alluvialsw.com> References:

<51B2BCD4.5070006@alluvialsw.com> Message-ID: The JavaScript was generated by Python :-) On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Monte Davidoff wrote: > On 6/7/13 3:41 PM, Asim Jalis wrote: > > http://metaprose.com/python-for-beginners > > > I clicked on the link, and the first thing I saw was... JavaScript. > Perhaps the advertisement would be more effective if the Python course had > a Python example? ;-) > > Monte > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tikeswar at gmail.com Tue Jun 11 00:02:25 2013 From: tikeswar at gmail.com (Tikeswar Naik) Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:02:25 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Python+Django developer/consultant needed in the SF bay area. Message-ID: I have an internet start-up idea that I believe has a great potential. I am starting from ground zero, and looking for a Python developer/consultant to work with. If you desire to be a part of an early stage internet company, as a Co-Founder, one of the first employees, or consultant, this could be an excellent opportunity. Please contact me for more details ( tikeswar at gmail.com). Thank you! Tikeswar Naik tikeswar at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From japerk at gmail.com Tue Jun 18 01:02:55 2013 From: japerk at gmail.com (Jacob Perkins) Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:02:55 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Job at Weotta Message-ID: Hi, Some of you may know me as the author of the NLTK Cookbook and http://streamhacker.com. My company, http://www.weotta.com, just raised some new funding, and we're looking for a couple full-time developers with expertise/interest in the following areas: * data driven web apps & APIs (using Django) * machine learning & natural language processing (NLTK, scikit-learn, etc) * search & personalization/recommendations We're a small team based in San Francisco. If you're interested or have any questions, let me know. Jacob --- http://www.weotta.com/ http://streamhacker.com/ http://text-processing.com/ http://twitter.com/japerk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mmichon at gmail.com Wed Jun 19 20:03:13 2013 From: mmichon at gmail.com (Michael Michon) Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:13 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Job Opening: Cloud Analytics Architect/Lead @ Riverbed Message-ID: <9AEA68E8-9942-4014-AE84-4C2C2325EA58@gmail.com> Hey Bay Piggies, I'm the Sr. Director of Analytics for Riverbed Technology. Riverbed is a downtown SF-based company that builds Linux-based network appliances that accelerate lots of big companies' internal networks. We're working on a cloud-based analytics platform for live data coming from the hundreds of thousands of our products in the world. It's a big project that's sure to have some fun scale challenges. The team (there are 3 of us, and we've all been at Riverbed since the startup days) is small and agile, while the surrounding company is growing stably. We'll be using lots of python to implement RESTful services and we'll develop the full stack from browser to data store. It'd be cool if you or your referral had knowledge of various distributed store and computing platforms like those below, because we'll be evaluating them in the design process. The new analytics platform is a big deal for us and we're going to invest in it heavily. The opportunity, and what we're building, has much potential for growth. Below is the full job description. Please email mmichon at riverbed.com if you or someone you know is interested. Thanks! ___ Lead Software Engineer ? Analytics Full-time ? San Francisco, CA Riverbed products are at the heart of the world?s largest networks. Riverbed is looking for a smart and motivated lead software developer to design and implement a new product diagnostics and big data analytics platform for our entire product suite. You will: ? Design, develop, and maintain a new ecosystem of product diagnostics and analytics tools and infrastructure. ? Document and track your work and lead code and design reviews. ? Mentor junior engineers. Required qualifications: ? Bachelor?s degree in CS/CE/EE/Math/Physics or related fields and five years of software development experience; or ? Master?s degree in CS/CE/EE/Math/Physics or related fields and three years of software development experience. ? Strong skills in Python and Javascript. ? Experience leveraging distributed computing and storage frameworks such as Hadoop, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Riak. ? Experience developing RESTful APIs. ? Experience using Amazon Web Services such as EC2, S3, and SQS. ? Experience practicing Agile software development methodologies. ? Experience evaluating FOSS (free and open source) projects. ? Experience leading software development teams. ? Experience working with stakeholders across a large organization. ? Familiarity with UNIX-based operating systems and tools. ? Excellent verbal and written communication and documentation skills. ? Excellent logical debugging ability. ? Can approach complex problem solving and troubleshooting tasks with creativity. ? Strong aptitude for learning new technologies and methodologies. ? Solid attention to detail. Desired qualifications: ? Experience building product analytics platforms using distributed computing and storage projects. ? Experience using Pivotal Tracker. Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD) is a San Francisco-based company near CalTrain, Muni, and BART. In Sunnyvale, we are close to CalTrain (via Mary Moffett Shuttle). We feature an attractive compensation package including salary, stock options, employee stock purchase program, 401(k) matching, and comprehensive benefits. We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer, M/F/D/V. From jjinux at gmail.com Wed Jun 19 22:07:57 2013 From: jjinux at gmail.com (Shannon -jj Behrens) Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:07:57 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Twitter is hiring Python programmers Message-ID: Hey guys, Twitter has a bunch of positions open right now, many of which involve Python. So far, my job has been 100% Python. Most of the jobs are in San Francisco. https://twitter.com/jobs/engineering If you're interested in applying, tell me which job(s) you're interested in applying for, and send me your resume. I'd be happy to answer any questions. As usual, I highly recommend the book "Cracking the Coding Interview". Best Regards, -jj -- In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. -- Mother Teresa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wescpy at gmail.com Thu Jun 20 03:51:33 2013 From: wescpy at gmail.com (wesley chun) Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:51:33 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Fwd: [PyLadiesSF] Sign up! We need MORE Lightning talks In-Reply-To: <907539889.1371665896517.JavaMail.nobody@james2.pvt.meetup.com> References: <907539889.1371665896517.JavaMail.nobody@james2.pvt.meetup.com> Message-ID: forwarding this on lynn's behalf for PyLadies. wish i could make it but flying back from Austin at that time. cheers, --wesley ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lynn Root Date: Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:18 AM Subject: [PyLadiesSF] Sign up! We need MORE Lightning talks To: pyladiessf-announce at meetup.com Hi all! Back by popular demand, PyLadies is having an evening of lightning talks at EventBrite in SoMa on June 25th at 7pm. BUT it seems y'all are so shy! We have yet to have a full program, so if we don't find a few more brave PyLadies to talk about what we love, Python, then we may have to *postpone or cancel *the event entirely. :-! If you'd like to bounce off ideas, let me know! Otherwise, sign up for a talk: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1d_Okd14-p-RY2P_qLFDhUp9lqQoO9EtzJ_o6Wd9EufQ/viewform and RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesSF/events/122735992/ Questions? comments? let me know! Lynn Root -- This message was sent by Lynn Root (erin.lynn.root at gmail.com) from PyLadiesSF . To learn more about Lynn Root, visit his/her member profile To unsubscribe from special announcements from your Organizer(s), click here Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 <#13f5da89650530b7_> | support at meetup.com -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "A computer never does what you want... only what you tell it." +wesley chun : wescpy at gmail : @wescpy Python training & consulting : http://CyberwebConsulting.com "Core Python" books : http://CorePython.com Python blog: http://wescpy.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jd at vds-corp.com Fri Jun 21 02:27:10 2013 From: jd at vds-corp.com (JD Margulici) Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:27:10 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Lead Data Scientist at Geospatial Startup Message-ID: Vehicle Data Science Corporation is looking for employee number three to help design and implement software that processes and analyzes big spatial data sets. We are looking for a smart, adaptable individual with plenty of skills and breadth in computing to build products from our data streams. The right candidate will have a solid scientific foundation and a self-starter, small-company work ethic. A graduate engineering or science degree from a top-tier university is preferred. Familiarity with geospatial tools and database architectures are major pluses and other skills of interest include distributed computing, web programming, statistics, and time series analysis. Most of the initial code base is in Python, thus prior experience with that language is highly desirable. Vehicle Data Science is an early-stage startup located in the San Francisco Bay Area with initial funding from a National Science Foundation grant. We use location data from vehicles to derive driving behaviors which we capture in a proprietary database. This database feeds applications in the areas of driver safety, fuel economy and autonomous vehicles. The opportunity is huge and possibilities are wide open for the right individual. Come help us grow the company you want to be a part of! To reach us, e-mail: contact at VDS-corp.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justine.lam at counsyl.com Mon Jun 24 18:47:46 2013 From: justine.lam at counsyl.com (Justine Lam) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:47:46 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Tech Talk at Counsyl (7/18) Message-ID: "How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Big Data and Love the Data That Actually Counts - Counsyl Tech Talk" http://genomicsbigdata.eventbrite.com The cost of sequencing human genomes is plunging - 5x faster than the cost of computing. The potential impact on preventive healthcare and the medical landscape is boundless. The science is there but the scale isn't. That's where Counsyl comes in. We are building the technology platform to make genomics useful and accessible to everyone. We hope you will join us on Thursday, July 18, from 7:00-9:00pm for our Tech Talk on How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Big Data and Love the Data That Actually Counts. We look forward to hosting you at our newly renovated 60,000 square foot space in South San Francisco - oh and of course there will be food, drinks, and networking! We hope to see you there! RSVP here: http://genomicsbigdata.eventbrite.com Date: 7/18/13 at 7pm Location: Counsyl HQ, 180 Kimball Way, South San Francisco, CA Talk Abstract: "How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Big Data and Love the Data That Actually Counts." Imran Haque, Director of Research, Counsyl A single current DNA sequencer can produce 540GB of raw data in a few hours -- without even covering an entire human genome. So, obviously, genomics must be a big data science. In this talk I will deflate two pernicious myths: that "Big Data" is where all the action is, and that genomics is Big Data. I will explain why genomics, as practiced both in the clinic and in research, is distinct from other areas usually used to define "big data". In particular, a dearth of outcomes data means that interpretable regions of the genome are tiny, while the rest is all sequenced up with nowhere to go. I will further argue that despite this, genomics is one of the most interesting current areas of computer science and engineering, and is likely to be the latest wellspring for new innovations across the stack from architecture to AI. Justine Lam Counsyl We're hiring! jobs.counsyl.com From justine.lam at counsyl.com Mon Jun 24 19:11:15 2013 From: justine.lam at counsyl.com (Justine Lam) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:11:15 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Tech Talk at Counsyl (7/18) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I forgot to mention that Counsyl is a Python/Django shop. For our genomic analysis we use scientific libraries like SciPy and NumPy. Here's a full software engineering job description: https://www.counsyl.com/jobs/software-engineer/ On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Justine Lam wrote: > "How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Big Data and Love the Data That > Actually Counts - Counsyl Tech Talk" > http://genomicsbigdata.eventbrite.com > > The cost of sequencing human genomes is plunging - 5x faster than the > cost of computing. The potential impact on preventive healthcare and > the medical landscape is boundless. The science is there but the > scale isn't. That's where Counsyl comes in. We are building the > technology platform to make genomics useful and accessible to > everyone. We hope you will join us on Thursday, July 18, from > 7:00-9:00pm for our Tech Talk on How I Learned to Stop Worrying about > Big Data and Love the Data That Actually Counts. > > We look forward to hosting you at our newly renovated 60,000 square > foot space in South San Francisco - oh and of course there will be > food, drinks, and networking! > > We hope to see you there! > > RSVP here: http://genomicsbigdata.eventbrite.com > Date: 7/18/13 at 7pm > Location: Counsyl HQ, 180 Kimball Way, South San Francisco, CA > > Talk Abstract: > > "How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Big Data and Love the Data That > Actually Counts." > Imran Haque, Director of Research, Counsyl > > A single current DNA sequencer can produce 540GB of raw data in a few > hours -- without even covering an entire human genome. So, obviously, > genomics must be a big data science. > > In this talk I will deflate two pernicious myths: that "Big Data" is > where all the action is, and that genomics is Big Data. I will explain > why genomics, as practiced both in the clinic and in research, is > distinct from other areas usually used to define "big data". In > particular, a dearth of outcomes data means that interpretable regions > of the genome are tiny, while the rest is all sequenced up with > nowhere to go. I will further argue that despite this, genomics is one > of the most interesting current areas of computer science and > engineering, and is likely to be the latest wellspring for new > innovations across the stack from architecture to AI. > > > Justine Lam > Counsyl > > We're hiring! jobs.counsyl.com From glen at glenjarvis.com Wed Jun 26 05:22:21 2013 From: glen at glenjarvis.com (Glen Jarvis) Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:22:21 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Announcement for speaker Message-ID: <0538649B-F847-4753-9244-F98EC7543689@glenjarvis.com> Forgive me if I missed this announcement already, but there is a speaker for Thursday... Glen From glen at glenjarvis.com Thu Jun 27 17:23:15 2013 From: glen at glenjarvis.com (Glen Jarvis) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 08:23:15 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Reminder: See ya tonight :) Message-ID: >From http://baypiggies.net/ Main Presentation Topic: Using Python to validate file conversions Comparing "reasonable likeness" between two file types is a daunting task and often relegated to human verification (read: a person viewing the two files at the same time). However when the expectation is to compare 50,000,000+ files, automation is the only feasible answer. This presentation will walk you through the steps and pitfalls I encountered while building an automated pipeline to validate the conversion of eTextbooks in the PDF format to HTML5. Of course, Python and PIL were the perfect tools to get the job done! *Speaker: Jim Kellas* Jim Kellas has over 14 years of software testing experience and specializes in load and performance testing. With experience in small startups and large organizations, he's run the gamut of fighting fires in the trenches and testing prolonged feature sets for scale and optimization. To stay up-to-date on the latest testing processes and technologies, Jim runs a monthly test-oriented Meetup with a group membership ~400 strong. Jim currently works for Chegg.com and focuses his energy on helping the company grow past the early startup phase and into a highly scalable and well-oiled machine. -- "Pursue, keep up with, circle round and round your life as a dog does his master's chase. Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still." --Henry David Thoreau -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please email me off-list) Would anyone be interested in participating in the Hackathon- as an instructor? (Instructors will need to bring their laptop) I will be taking votes for topics to teach in an email following this one. Given that the room we were in last week has enough room for about ~30 people, I'm thinking we should limit ourselves to 5-10 topics. Without an overhead projector for each topic group, it will be difficult for 1 instructor to work with more than 2-3 students. Trying to squeeze around a small laptop screen with too many people just isn't practical. For those of you who have participated in the North Bay Hackathons, please chime in with suggestions. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: