From: Isaac Sanders <isaacbfsanders@...>
Date: 2011-11-10T04:19:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Forming a Ruby meetup group...

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In Columbus we have two meetings. One night we have presentations, and
another we have a "Code Jam" where you bring a project to work on. Check
out http://columbusrb.com for more info.

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Daniel Lambert <
danielflambert@googlemail.com> wrote:

> One thing you can do is take some of the more interesting questions asked
> on this mailing list and have the group discuss them, come up with an
> answer and share the answer with the rest of us here.
>
> On 09/11/2011 13:51, "Darryl L. Pierce" <mcpierce@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Where I work we have a local Ruby group that used to meet up, until the
> >organizer left the company. Now the responsibility has fallen on my
> >shoulders to lead the group. So I'm shopping around for ideas about what
> >would make for interesting topics for future meetings.
> >
> >What sort of topics would you find interesting and would make you want
> >to go to such a group?
> >
> >One idea I had was to have regular programming challenges [1], that can
> >be completed in about 15 minutes. Then the group could split up into
> >pair programming groups to tackle the challenge. Then we could wrap up
> >the meetup by discussing and comparing how we each solved the problem.
> >
> >What I want to avoid is having the meetings be different people (or the
> >same people) doing presentations. They just feel really dry and turn the
> >meeting into a sort of Toastmaster for programmers. Since it's a
> >programming language I'd rather have it be learning by doing.
> >
> >What do you guys think? Ideas? Suggestions?
> >
> >1 - Problems like at Project Euler - http://www.projecteuler.net/
> >
> >--
> >Darryl L. Pierce <mcpierce@gmail.com>
> >http://mcpierce.multiply.com/
> >"What do you care what people think, Mr. Feynman?"
> >
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Sincerely,

Isaac Sanders
Section C-4B Vice Chief, Order of the Arrow
Vice Chief of Administration, Tecumseh #65
Eagle Scout

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