I actually love this based on easy of finding cool programmers in my area using languages I can play with. Yea, this sounds silly if you're in SF, but in Columbus, Ohio, finding cool programmers that dig FoSS and interpreted languages is tricky. Too many people doing Java, .NET and Oracle stuff at Nationwide and similar. Too few people doing fun things.
Looks like Columbus already has a Python and a Ruby usergroup. What more could you ask for?
Here in Memphis we had neither until last night, and cool people came out of the woodwork to see MemphisPython's first meeting. They weren't even all Python fans, really. I'm hoping it'll be a flashpoint for us.
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I actually love this based on easy of finding cool programmers in my area using languages I can play with. Yea, this sounds silly if you're in SF, but in Columbus, Ohio, finding cool programmers that dig FoSS and interpreted languages is tricky. Too many people doing Java, .NET and Oracle stuff at Nationwide and similar. Too few people doing fun things.
THANK YOU to whoever made this.
I always thought Columbus had a pretty good tech scene going on? EdgeCase, Leandog, etc always represent at conferences and such.
Problem is in a single sentence you've got almost all of it covered :)
So much here (too much for my tastes) is around manufacturing and the insurance industry.
Looks like Columbus already has a Python and a Ruby usergroup. What more could you ask for?
Here in Memphis we had neither until last night, and cool people came out of the woodwork to see MemphisPython's first meeting. They weren't even all Python fans, really. I'm hoping it'll be a flashpoint for us.