From 80769e3d375d3e538f7c2d0b6b114a621fd5d806 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zbay Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:34:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Wrote a tweet using Twython post --- _posts/2014-03-26-zbayTwitterPost.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2014-03-26-zbayTwitterPost.md diff --git a/_posts/2014-03-26-zbayTwitterPost.md b/_posts/2014-03-26-zbayTwitterPost.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7f46fc5 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2014-03-26-zbayTwitterPost.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +layout: post +author: zbay +title: Zach's Twitter exercise +date: 2014-03-26 +--- + +I wrote a tweet using Twython! It's so easy, even a goateed baby can do it! + +

hey guise im on twitter #tweeting #content #swag #yolo #directioner #beleiber

— madvillain z (@ThatsWutZeeSaid) March 26, 2014
+ \ No newline at end of file From 537f0566be95880965282a93615226b0d4793644 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zbay Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:00:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Added meta-reflection about my meetup experiences --- _posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md diff --git a/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md b/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..83e006f --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +layout: post +author: zbay +title: Zach's meta-reflection +date: 2014-04-24 +--- + +**Zach's Meta-Reflection** + +Over the course of this semester, I attended three meetups. Two of these were at SplatSpace in Durham, and one was TriPython in Carrboro. +I think that my choice of meetups was a good one in the sense that it allowed me to experience two distinctly different types. The former was +composed largely of hobbyists, whereas the latter was fairly professional in nature. + +SplatSpace has its own dedicated rooms in the basement of a hotel in downtown Durham. They take advantage of their space, storing all manner of technology +down there. 3D printers, electronic components, metalworking and woodworking tools, et cetera. They have a very diverse community of technologically minded +people, including but not predominated by professional programmers. One can buy membership in the group, which yields a key to their space and voting +privileges. People seem more invested in this organization as as a result of its arrangement. + +TriPython's Carrboro meeting space is in an office park. Most, if not all in attendance are professionals who use Python as part of their jobs. It was an +awkward environment for a non-member to visit, as I believe Libby Livingston noted. An extroverted older gentleman managed to increase the mingling +somewhat by starting introductions, but it was nonetheless not the best place for a n00b like myself to be. + +The ideal meetup group for me at this point would be one that is somewhere in between these two. SplatSpace's lack of specialization is somewhat +frustrating, because there's no guarantee that somebody knows how to help you with something in particular. On the other hand, TriPython seems more +uptight than I'd like as a non-professional. I'm definitely open to attending meetup groups in the future, but I will need a greater deal of +knowledge in a particular coding subfield before I'm confident enough to shoot the shit with fellow programmers. \ No newline at end of file From 6e60f5dca1127e7ee4649ffcc28dfc1507997e07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zbay Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:07:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Meta-reflection --- _posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md b/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md index 83e006f..3362d0e 100644 --- a/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md +++ b/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md @@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ down there. 3D printers, electronic components, metalworking and woodworking too people, including but not predominated by professional programmers. One can buy membership in the group, which yields a key to their space and voting privileges. People seem more invested in this organization as as a result of its arrangement. -TriPython's Carrboro meeting space is in an office park. Most, if not all in attendance are professionals who use Python as part of their jobs. It was an -awkward environment for a non-member to visit, as I believe Libby Livingston noted. An extroverted older gentleman managed to increase the mingling -somewhat by starting introductions, but it was nonetheless not the best place for a n00b like myself to be. +TriPython's Carrboro meeting space is in an office park. Most, if not all in attendance are professionals who use Python as part of their jobs. +I do like the fact that they all had Python knowledge. It was an awkward environment for a non-member to visit, though, as I believe Libby Livingston +noted. An extroverted older gentleman managed to increase the mingling after a while by starting introductions, but it was nonetheless not the best +place for a n00b like myself to be. The ideal meetup group for me at this point would be one that is somewhere in between these two. SplatSpace's lack of specialization is somewhat frustrating, because there's no guarantee that somebody knows how to help you with something in particular. On the other hand, TriPython seems more From c557dfa651a2bf0735661acf4d8e1a2371e704b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zbay Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:14:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] added the links to my individual meetup reports --- _posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md b/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md index 3362d0e..5710240 100644 --- a/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md +++ b/_posts/2014-04-24-zachMetaReflection.md @@ -24,4 +24,12 @@ place for a n00b like myself to be. The ideal meetup group for me at this point would be one that is somewhere in between these two. SplatSpace's lack of specialization is somewhat frustrating, because there's no guarantee that somebody knows how to help you with something in particular. On the other hand, TriPython seems more uptight than I'd like as a non-professional. I'm definitely open to attending meetup groups in the future, but I will need a greater deal of -knowledge in a particular coding subfield before I'm confident enough to shoot the shit with fellow programmers. \ No newline at end of file +knowledge in a particular coding subfield before I'm confident enough to shoot the shit with fellow programmers. + +Here are the links to my three meetup writeups: + +[SplatSpace 1](https://plus.google.com/112444044873027680768/posts/HwbYDywjcPn) + +[SplatSpace 2](https://plus.google.com/112444044873027680768/posts/adjPJzELDHU) + +[TriPython](https://plus.google.com/112444044873027680768/posts/PeEGAciXimg) \ No newline at end of file