Archive for the ‘python’ tag.
Why you should register to attend Python Conference Pune (Sept 2011) right now
Disclaimer: I am one of the organizers of PyCon India 2011. I’m doing this as a volunteer to further the cause of Python and software development activities in India and Pune. Neither I nor PuneTech gain anything financially from promoting this activity. PyCon India, the International Python Conference that happens in India every year, will [...]
International Python Conference coming to Pune – Speakers Needed
The third edition of PyCon India, an international conference for all those interested in the Python programming language, is coming to Pune on 16th-18th September 2011. The organizers are looking for speakers for presentations, and trainers for the tutorial tracks of this conference. If you’ve used python in an interesting domain, if you’ve developed an [...]
TechWeekend 8: Web Development Frameworks – Rails, Grails, Django
TechWeekend #8 (#tw8) this Saturday will focus on Web Development Frameworks. We have the following talks lined up, and one more is likely to get added in the next day or two Grails, and other web development techniques in Groovy, by Saager Mhatre Interesting new things in Rails3, by Gautam Rege “A Django Case-Study: Use [...]
What to expect at GNUnify – Pune’s biggest open source conference – 11/12 Feb
GNUnify is possibly India’s biggest open source conference and it is happening in Pune on 11th and 12th February. The schedule (day 1, and day 2) is up and there’s a lot of interesting stuff. There are workshops, talks, labs, and a wikipedia track. Here are what we believe are the highlights: Workshops: There’s one [...]
Web applications from the ground up, by Mitchell Tannenbaum
What: Talk on “Web applications from the ground up” by Mitchell Tannenbaum, organized by Pune Linux Users group, and SICSR When: Monday, Feb 8, 2pm Where: SICSR Registration and Fees: Free for all to attend. No registration required Details This talk will cover web applications from a few different angles, starting with what they are [...]
Overview of Google App Engine – Pune GTUG Meet – May 16
What: Google Technology Users Group (Pune GTUG) presents a seminar on the Google App Engine When: Saturday, 16th May. 4pm to 6pm Where: Synerzip. Dnyanvatsal Commercial Complex, Survey No. 23, Plot No. 189, Near Mirch Masala Restaurant , Opp Vandevi Temple, Karve Nagar (Map). Registration and Fees: The event is free for all, no registration required. [...]
Geek Night @ Thoughtworks: IronPython, Ruby in C#, Distr. VCS – 4 April
What: Geek Night at Thoughtworks. Three discussion – 1) IronPython 2) Writing Ruby like code in C# and 3) Distributed Version Control Systems When: Saturday, 4th April, 2pm onwards Where: Thoughtworks, GF-01 & MZ-01, Tower C, Panchshil Tech Park, Yerwada Registration and Fees: This event is free for all to attend. Register here Details: The [...]
Seminar: Strengths and weaknesses of various programming languages – 28th March
What: A presentation on the strengths and weaknesses of various programming languages, and how to choose one for your application, by Dhananjay Nene When: Saturday, March 28th, 4pm Where: SICSR – Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research – Map Registration and Fees: This event is free for all. No registration required. Details: Confused about [...]
Improve your web based software development and maintenance ROI with dynamic programming languages
After we carried a few quick articles on why you should learn more about Ruby and Ruby on Rails (take 1, take 2) last month, we decided that we wanted to give people a much deeper article on why these new languages (Ruby, Python, PHP) and frameworks (Rails, Django) are setting the web world on [...]
Why Python is better than Java for Object-Oriented Design
Dhananjay Nene recently switched over to Python and has discovered that he is much happier writing programs in Python. We covered his first article in the series, and the end of that post gives an idea of why we think you should listen to him, and also subscribe to his blog. In the next article [...]