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Topic: Getting started with Python
When: Saturday, June 18, 2011 1:00 PM

Where: Tom Bradley Youth and Family Center
5213 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
213-915-4402

By Solomon Chang

Python is an interpreted (as opposed to compiled) language created by Guido Van Rossum. Unlike most modern scripting languages, which can trace their heritage to C, Python has a number of unorthodox syntax idiosyncrasies, such as lines of code being terminated by newline characters (most of us are used to semicolons) and discrete blocks of code defined by indentation (most of us are used to putting them in curly braces). Despite these odd-seeming rules, Python is remarkably easy to learn, and flexible enough to accommodate anything between a quick and dirty service script to full blown object oriented projects.

This tutorial will focus on getting started with Python, with all the basics of any scripting language: I/O, loops, control structures. Any remaining time after that will be used for showing you how to do those things most people use a scripting language for: connecting to databases, sending out emails, requesting webpages, and other network operations.
Solomon is a fully certified MySQL DBA and former president of LAMPSIG. He uses Python in building a scalable storage engine for his current company. He spends too much time chasing after the latest geek toys.



Show up or RSVP at:

http://www.meetup.com/LAMPsig/events/21697631/


See you there,

Jorge Garifuna
LAMPsig President
Tel: 213-915-4402

Date and Time: Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 1PM

Location:

Tom Bradley Youth and Family Center
5213 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019


About the Presentation:

We all know that Mobile Development is the big talk of the moment, but getting started brings more questions than answers. Questions such as: Where do you start? What platforms do you target? and/or Do you have to learn COCOA, JAVA, HTML5, CSS3 and all those technologies that you may not know much about?


The good news is that you can relax for now, because there is a new and exciting way to do all in simple ways. In this presentation you will learn the following in less than 120 minutes… Oh and actually be productive from day one:

• How to design and build a single application that runs perfectly on: mobile web browsers, iPhone (native app), iPad(native app) and Android(native app).
  
• How to test your application in IOS Simulator.
  
• How to test your application in Android Simulator.
  
• How to transfer your application to an actual iPhone and/or iPad.
  
• How to transfer your application to an actual Android phone.
  

About the Speaker:



Jorge Garifuna is a Professional Web Developer with over 15 years of experience. Jorge joined LAMPsig over six years ago and has added a new spark of enthusiasm to the group. He is quick to answer mail list questions or bring up new topics of interest to LAMP developers.


Kind regards,

Jorge Garifuna
President
LAMPsig
http://lampsig.org
Tel: 213-915-4402

The MySQL Conference in Santa Clara is this month during the week right before LAMPSIG. Your correspondent Solomon Chang is spending his week up there, soaking up what he can about the most recent Developments and Advancements about the world's most popular Open Source database, and doesn't yet know what the conference will yield this year, but it has always been innovative and informative. Questions about any aspects of the conference should be asked on our mailing list and I will address them at the next meeting.

About the Speaker:

Solomon Chang is a MySQL certified DBA and the current acting director of LAMPSIG. He works as a professional Database Administrator in Venice Beach, and is a co-author of the MySQL Cluster Certification Study Guide.

In this presentation, the speaker will discuss the latest techniques to build business applications in three steps, using PHP. A live demonstration will be given utilizing Open Source technologies with the MySQL Database and the Apache Web Server. Whether developing small or large web applications, attendants will learn to save time, while improving productivity.

About the Speaker:

Jorge Garifuna is a Professional Web Developer with over 15 years of experience. Jorge joined LAMPsig over six years ago and has added a new spark of enthusiasm to the group. He is quick to answer mail list questions or bring up new topics of interest to LAMP developers.

This is a joint meetup with LAMPSIG, LAPHP & LAWebSpeed.

MEETING DATE & TIME:

Monday, February 21, 2011 at 7:00 PM

MEETING LOCATION:

Working Village
212 Marine street
Suite 100
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: 310-450-7070

TOPIC:


Building powerful web applications in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud

Building the right infrastructure that can scale up or down in a moment's notice can
be a complicated and expensive task, but it's essential in today's business landscape.
This applies to an enterprise trying to cut-costs, a young business unexpectantly
saturated with customer demand, or a start-up looking to launch.

In this talk, Jinesh Varia will discuss how to build a Simple LAMP-based web
application in the AWS cloud and then apply all the attributes and latest features
of the cloud to turn it into an Auto-scalable, highly available, highly scalable, fully-
monitored edge-cached application that is not only easier to develop but also easier
to maintain. The session will be ideal for those who have some familiarly of AWS and
its offerings and are looking to build LAMP based application. The lessons and best
practices that you learn from this session can be applied to any cloud application,
whether it is a Facebook social gaming application or cloud service accessed from a
mobile application, software as a service application.

PRESENTER:

JINESH VARIA, TECHNOLOGY EVANGELIST, AMAZON WEB SERVICES, AMAZON.COM


As a Technology Evangelist at Amazon, Jinesh Varia helps businesses take
advantage of disruptive technologies like Cloud Computing that are changing the
way businesses compete in the new web world. Jinesh has spoken at more than
150 conferences and User Groups around the world. His passion lies in architecture,
design and XML Web services. He is focused on furthering awareness of web services
and often helps developers and architects in Start-ups, Enterprises and Universities
leverage Amazon’s innovative services.

Jinesh has over 15 years experience in XML and Web services and has worked with
standards-based working groups in XBRL. Prior to joining Amazon as an evangelist,
he held several positions in UBmatrix including Solutions Architect, Enterprise Team
Lead and Software engineer, working on various financial services projects including
Call Modernization Project at FDIC. He was also lead developer at Penn State Data
Center, Institute of Regional Affairs. Jinesh’s publications have been published
in ACM and IEEE. Jinesh is originally from India and holds a Master’s degree in
Information Systems from Penn State University.



SPONSORS:

Working Village