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Geek Night @ Thoughtworks: IronPython, Ruby in C#, Distr. VCS – 4 April

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thoughtworker logo, thoughtworksWhat: 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 following 3 exhilarating talks are scheduled for this Geek Night.

1. Aroj George: “IronPython”

Aroj will take you through some cool ways you can use the power of Python in the .NET world. This talk includes a demo of embedding an IronPython engine in a .NET application to enable interactive exploration and dynamic behaviour.

2. Ravi Kumar Pasumarthy: “Why Ruby? You have C#”

Ravi’s talk is all about how to write Ruby-like code (short and less verbose) in C# without using dynamic language features. It also brings a new way of thinking about extending existing libraries to add new features. The presentation also covers topics like Extension Methods, Linq, Type inference, and Closures.

3. Shodhan Sheth and Nikhil Fernandes: “Distributed Version Control Systems”

This duo will talk about version control systems for distributed and disconnected teams. They help you think about, whether the version control system you are using is the “best tool for the job”?

Who To Contact: Pradip Hudekar at +91 9923000987

Write To: phudekar@thoughtworks.com

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Talk slides: Selecting a Programming Language – Dhananjay Nene

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Yesterday, Dhananjay Nene gave a presentation (or rather, led an animated discussion) on how to choose a programming language for your application – a list of issues to consider – both technical as well as managerial – before you decide which programming language is right for you. This talk was a follow-up to the related PuneTech post by him on why you can improve your ROI for web based software development and maintenance with dynamic programming languages.

Dhananjay has now posted the slides of his talk at his blog. They are reproduced here for those who missed the talk:

Programming Language Selection

If you cannot see the slideshow above, you can view/download it from here.

My quick-n-dirty notes of the talk, my own observations, and a few audience questions/reactions were live-tweeted from the punetechlive twitter account, and can be viewed here. (They’re in reverse chronological order, so read from the bottom up.)

CORRECTION: Freeman Murray’s startup workshop is on 29th March

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Sorry. We had mistakenly reported a wrong date for Freeman Murray’s hands on workshop for startups. The correct date is Sunday 29th March, 9:30am to 1:30pm. Details are here.

Seven tech events over the next 3 days

There are seven different events over the next 3 days in Pune that would be of interest to the Pune Tech community.

Today (Friday, 27th March), Gautam Patel of Battery ventures will be interacting with people looking for funding for their businesses.

Saturday features 5 events: 1. a talk by Dhananjay Nene on how to choose a programming language for your application/business, 2. a day long seminar at SIMC with various luminaries from all over India talking about the potential of the internet as a communications medium, 3. a hands on workshop by Freeman Murray on fleshing out the plan for your startup, 4. The Pune Google Technologies User Group will be discussing how to use various google technologies (like maps, searches, videos), and 5. Gamestorm – an MCCIA event to create awareness of the opportunities in the gaming and animation software industry.

On Sunday, Atul Chitnis will address the Pune Open Coffee Club (i.e. Pune’s startups) on how the world is changing, and how to cope with the changes.

For a full listing that is always kept updated, see http://punetech.com/calendar.

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The world is changing – how should startups cope? PoCC talk by Atul Chitnis

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Atul Chitnis, has been at the forefront of the software revolution in India since the 80s. He has literally seen this world change multiple times. He will address Pune’s startups on how the world is changing, again, and how to be prepared for this change. This will on Sunday, March 29, 11am to 1pm at Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR), Model Colony. (Map)

Atul is very active in the Linux and the FOSS community, he is a successful technology trend watcher, and he is also into mobile, wireless, handheld technologies. He would be happy to address any of these topics based on the interest of the audience.

Atul is the Chief Products Officer at Geodesic (http://geodesic.com). He has been at the forefront of India’s technology evolution since the 1980s, predicting and driving new technology waves such as datacommunication, networking, the Internet, wireless and mobile computing, and Open Source, among others. A hardcore products man, his focus areas include mobile and hand-held computing, wireless data networks, Linux and Open Source and entertainment technologies – topics he frequently writes about. His popular PCQuest column, COMversations, helped bootstrap Indian users into the consumer datacomm era. Atul is well known for his work with the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community, and is also the founder of FOSS.IN, one of the world’s largest grassroot technology conferences. He is also a member of several Project Review and Steering Committees with the Department of Information technology (DIT), Government of India.

For more info about Atul, see http://atulchitnis.net/bio/

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Flesh out a detailed plan for your startup with Freeman Murray – March 29

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What: 4-hour hands-on workshop on developing your startup idea
When: Sunday March 29, 9:30am – 1:30pm
Where: Seed Infotech, Nalanda building, Opposite Gandhi Lawns, Erandwane
Registration and Fees: This is a free workshop, but open only to the first twenty teams that register. (Hurry, offer open until stocks last. Only 7 slots left!)

Details:

This is a 4 hr workshop for people interested in starting their own technology business. This workshop is for small teams of 2 or 3 people who have a clear idea of an idea they would like to work on. Participants will spend 90% of their time developing this idea.

This is not a lecture, people without their own business idea will be bored.

The workshop will have several segments of 20 – 40 minutes each. I will introduce each segment in about 5 minutes. During the remaining time people will work on that particular aspect of their own idea. Each team will setup a private wiki which they will develop during the workshop.

Segments may include:

  • personal biographies of the founders
  • over view of the space
  • overview of the idea
  • technology
    • what are the high level technical requirements for products
    • what is the proposed technology stack for doing something
    • simple architecture diagram
  • financial
    • budget, financial requirements
    • cash flow projection, when where to get money
  • marketing
    • what are the important websites
    • who are the major competitors
    • who are the luminaries
    • who are the customers
    • who are potential advisors
    • who are potential partners

About the Instructor – Freeman Murray

Freeman Murray has worked in a variety of technology startups in Silicon Valley and India and will be using this experience to guide workshop participants. This summer he will be directing the iAccelerator.org program at IIMA. More information about him is available at: http://iAccelerator.org/people

Other tech events this weekend

Also, remember that there are 6 tech events competing for your attention this weekend, including Dhananjay Nene‘s talk on strengths and weaknesses of programming languages, and Atul Chitnis on How the world is changing, and what startups should do about it. For more see the PuneTech calendar.

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GameStorm – Opportunities in the Gaming Industry – March 28

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animexampleanimexample3editWhat: A half-day event organized by MCCIA to increase awareness about the gaming and animation industry
When: Saturday, 28th March, 2pm to 8pm
Where: ICC Towers, MCCIA Hall #4 and #5, Wing A, Senapati Bapat Marg, Map
Registration and Fees: This event is free for all. No registration required.

Details:
This is an event to promote awareness of the gaming industry. According to the event organizer: “We have organized sessions on the game industry and careers, game concept and content development, sound design and game testing, amongst others. We are targeting gaming enthusiasts, professionals and parents as well as these are going to help us in spreading the awareness about the career opportunities in the industry”

For the detailed schedule, see http://www.mcciapune.com/Gamestorm09.aspx

This event is targeted towards students and professionals interested in the gaming and animation software industry.

Also, remember that there are 6 tech events competing for your attention this weekend, including Dhananjay Nene‘s talk on strengths and weaknesses of programming languages, and Atul Chitnis on How the world is changing, and what startups should do about it. For details see the PuneTech calendar.

SIMC Seminar: Cyber Media Conclave – 28th March

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What: A day long seminar on issues in internet as a communications medium, with Kiruba Shankar, Atul Chitnis, Rajesh Lalwani etc.
When: Saturday, March 28, 10am to 7pm
Where: Symbiosis Knowledge Village, Lavale, Pune
Registration and Fees: This event is open to all. For details contact Hamsini +91 90110 21853, or Deepali +91 97658 97445

Details:
The Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC) is organising National Cyber Media Conclave ’09, a media seminar on the 28th of March, in its campus at Lavale. The event will explore various aspects of the cyber medium and its vast potential. A first of its kind initiative by any educational institution, NCMC aims to bring together stalwarts from the cyber world on a common platform where they can address enthusiastic young minds interested in cyber media.

The National Cyber Media Conclave will host two panels of speakers on the potency of cyber media for knowledge sharing, social change and networking; and the emergence of the web as a medium for branding and marketing. This would be followed by a workshop conducted by Mr. Rajesh Lalwani (Founder and CEO, Blogworks.com), and ‘Web Wunderkind’, a contest on the presentation of a business plan for the cyber medium. The winners of the contest would get cash prizes worth Rs. 15,000/-.

The following speakers are expected:
Kiruba Shankar, Co-founder, The Knowledge foundation
Namit Bhimbhat, CEO, Switch Media Services
Atul Chitnis, Senior VP, Geodesic Information Systems
Jasmeen Bhateja, Founder, www.blanknoise.com
Rajesh Lalwani, Founder and CEO, blogworks.com

See the event page for more details.

Also, remember that there are 6 tech events competing for your attention this weekend, including Dhananjay Nene‘s talk on strengths and weaknesses of programming languages, and Atul Chitnis on How the world is changing, and what startups should do about it. For details see the PuneTech calendar.

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TiEPune Seminar: My Story – with P.P. Chabbria, Chairman, Finolex Group – 26 March

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What: TiE Pune invites you to spend time with P.P. Chabbria, who built the Rs. 3000 cr Finolex Group from the ground up. He will talk about this journey
When: Thursday, 26th March, 6pm
Where: ICC Towers, Hall #4 and #5, Wing A, Senapati Bapat Road, Map
Registration and Fees: This event is free for all to attend. Register by sending an email to namita[dot]shibad[at]gmail[dot]com

Details:
A self made man, Mr. Prahlad P Chhabria started his life as a door-to-door peddler of electrical supplies. As a child he began his professional life as a cleaner in a cloth shop and later taught himself to read and write as he worked as a bill collector. But the future as Chabbria saw it, held greater promise. He followed his dream to create India’s leading cable manufacturer. Today Finolex is a Rs3,000 crore group with diversified interests. Mr Chabbria will share his experiences, insights and trace his path from being a door-to-door salesman to the Chairman and Managing Director of Finolex.

The event is open to all with no fee applicable. However as seats are limited, it is preferred if you register your presence by sending an email to: namita[dot]shibad[at]gmail[dot]com

For other tech events in Pune, check out the PuneTech calendar.

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Seminar: Strengths and weaknesses of various programming languages – 28th March

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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 whether to use C/C++, or Java for your application? Or unsure of whether to go with Python, or Ruby, or PHP, or one of the many other “new” languages? Are you wondering whether it is worth the trouble to learn a hot new language?

Popularity of programming languages, or the number of jobs being offered for some programming language are not really good indicators by which to make your choice. It’s time to get some data on the fundamental technical differences between the major language groups today. It’s time to get some useful insights on the business implications your choice.

Dhananjay will discuss the relative merits and weaknesses of the major classes of modern programming languages and they reasons why you should choose one over the other for a specific application. He will cover both – technical issues in choosing a language, and business reasons.

This is targeted towards both – developers as well as managers who want to go past the religious debates over programming languages and want to be able to take decisions based on technical/business reasons as opposed to faith.

To get a primer for the material to be covered, check out the article Dhananjay wrote yesterday about how to improve your web based software development and maintenance ROI with dynamic programming languages

About the author – Dhananjay Nene

Dhananjay is a Software Engineer with around 17 years of experience in the field. He is passionate about software engineering, programming, design and architecture. He did his post graduation from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and has been involved in Senior Management positions and has managed team sizes in excess of 120 persons. His tech blog, and twitter stream are a must read for anybody interested in programming languages or development methodologies. Those interested in the person behind the tech can check out his general blog, and personal twitter stream. For more details, check out Dhananjay’s PuneTech wiki profile.

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