Re: [python-uk] Code Dojo - yesterday and next year...

2009-12-11 Thread Carles Pina i Estany
Hi, On Dec/11/2009, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > Comments and suggestions..? The Toolkits idea would be very nice. 3 or 5 persons implementing a very easy applicatin with UI (like a phone book saving the name+phones in a text file). From the scratch to there. Should take... 20 or 30 minutes per

Re: [python-uk] Sudoku links & dojo ideas

2009-12-11 Thread Toby Watson
Sounds like a plan. Please let me know if you decide to go with this. cheers, Toby ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk

Re: [python-uk] Code Dojo - yesterday and next year...

2009-12-11 Thread Nicholas Tollervey
Folks, OK... here's the Google Calendar: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ZTdydWJpbWdjcHViNDhwY3JscmZ2ZWhldnNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Just noticed it's 3rd June NOT 1st June. I forgot to mention: I'm assuming we're trying the "group code" style as described in my OP. Comme

Re: [python-uk] Code Dojo - yesterday and next year...

2009-12-11 Thread Michael Foord
On 11/12/2009 14:35, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: [snip...] * DATES: So we don't have any further clashes - we bagsy the Thursday in the first week of every month for our meeting. For next year, this means the Dojo will meet on the following dates: 7th January 4th February

[python-uk] Code Dojo - yesterday and next year...

2009-12-11 Thread Nicholas Tollervey
Folks, It was great to see so many people at the dojo last night. I'm relieved we had enough space to fit you all in. Thanks also to Dave (ipython), Carles (OO.org Impress), Ben (Sudoku) and René (PyGame) for four excellent, entertaining and well presented talks. Well done to Dave for "winning

Re: [python-uk] Sudoku links & dojo ideas

2009-12-11 Thread Ciarán Mooney
Hi, Jonathan - I'd like to participate in that "book club" idea. Ciarán ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk

Re: [python-uk] Sudoku links & dojo ideas

2009-12-11 Thread Jonathan Hartley
Is anyone interested in going through those Strang's lectures with me? Like a book club. We could watch one lecture a week at our own convenience, and then use a google group or somesuch to discuss our answers to the exercises. A few of us are currently doing the same with SICP, and although o

[python-uk] Sudoku links & dojo ideas

2009-12-11 Thread Ben Moran
If anyone is interested in the Sudoku solver from last night's dojo, the code & links to the original paper can be found at http://transfinite.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/solving-sudoku-with-l1-norm-minimization/ . The slides are at http://www.slideshare.net/bnmoran/l1-sudoku-2657614 . (If you h