[chicago-lisp] Thoughts on functional and syntax free languages

[Corey Sweeney]

On 6/21/07, Norbert Wojtowicz <wojtowicz.norbert at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello John and everyone else I may or may not know.
>

Hi!  :)

>
> > I propose that we set up a IRC channel, (probably #chicago-lisp on
> > freenet), and have IRC meetings at the same time as the code sprints.
> > The idea would be to log in from the code sprint if you can make it,
> > or just log in from home if your lazy.
>
> +1. Sometimes I just have fairly simple questions that stump me for an hour
> and there's also the problem of being flamed/ignored on #lisp. :-)

I agree.  I'm hoping that by forcing it to be a local thing, that
people will learn who each other are, and interactions more valuable
then a average #lisp interaction.  Or said more coarsely:  Your more
likely to be polite when they know where you live. heh

(That's a good enough approximation of what i'm trying to say, without
me trying to formally model it :)


Actually, send your questions to the common-lisp mailing list.  We
need the traffic :)

>
> > Also, I like the idea of makeing the code sprints the focal point for
> > the lisp get togethers (especially since I can rarely make saturdays).
> >  I'd propose that we make the code sprint/irc meetings the "get
> > together time", and just do the LUG when we have a actual
> > presentation?
>
> Hopefully there can be a similar psychology effect as TechCoffee: people
> pushed and prodded to go finish their projects are more likely to get things
> done than a biweekly general meet-up (not that there is anything wrong with
> the LUG meetings; just doesn't seem to share the same goals). Additionally,
> probably a lot of what we can learn from our peers is through time spent
> hacking together on problems. That is to say, a lot of epiphany "ah-ha!"
> moments probably can't be translated to a 15 minute presentation.

That's a good point about the "psycology effect".  Perhaps after we
get started, we should start a "whiteboard" that lists what project
each person is currently working on.  (projects that people are
*thinking about* working on would go somewhere else)


By the way, is chicagolisp.org empty, or in a forign language?



>
> Cheers!
> - Norbert
>
> PS. Is there a meeting tomorrow night and, if so, is it at the same cafe as
> listed earlier?
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