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Open Source in Montreal
Moka is a python library that lets you chain functional constructs
Dominic Savoie (@phzbox ), also known for the gosuway project,, has released the moka python library this weekend. The library is aimed at python developers who find themselves working with lists on several lines, or wishing of a way their code were more readable. Here’s a code simple on how you can chain 8 operations, [...]
#hackmtl : Le plus grand hackathon à Montréal, en partenariat avec la Ville
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MTLSec meetup Nov 16th
This is a bit of last-minute, and is targeted at a niche but active and growing community in Montreal, those who are working in computer security. MTLSec is organizing an informal get together at Vieux-Dublin this evening. You can talk about the latest hackfest in Quebec city which got the team Amish Security from ETS [...]
raad, open source ruby daemon maker
For sys-admins and ruby programmers, here’s raad, a new lightweight service wrapper, that allows you to daemonize your existing ruby code, and simplify operations. Colin Surprenant (@colinsurprenant) didn’t find anything that offer this in a simple way, and that’s how raad was born. The ruby gem still in early release, but you can see here [...]
Upcoming: DrupalCampMontreal, Sep 16-18
DrupalCamp Montreal 2011 is scheduled next month Sep 16-18 at McGill university, and hopes to gather 200 people. It was started initially by consulting company evolvingweb, but other developers and users of the publishing framework have now joined the organizing team. DrupalCamp will feature this year talks and also networking sessions, such as Drupal 7 [...]
Upcoming: TheBugHunt with mTrip, iWeb, matchFWD and ArtSumo
For those interested in application usability, and also those interested in hooking up with technology companies, a bug hunt event is scheduled this thursday July 28th, 6pm at Notman House (51 Sherbrooke west). Like in previous editions, the idea is simple: have a diverse panel of users go through your application, at the same time, [...]
Largest Tech Conference in Canada call for speakers
Confoo.ca has announced they’re now accepting applications for sessions for next year’s conference. As stated, they’re accepting a very broad range of topics, both in technologies as well as in development practices. Technologies include the most popular languages and frameworks, aimed at attracting a large number of developers to the conference, and practices include project [...]
