[announce] NYC*BUG Tonight: code reading with yes.c

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Wed Apr 5 10:03:00 EDT 2017


Tonight at LMHQ downtown on Broadway:

Getting to yes.c, Mike Burns
Wednesday, April 5, 18:45, LMHQ, 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, Manhattan
Notice: Location Change

Let's read a classic: yes.c. We can look at OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD,
GNU, Illumos, and Unix 7th ed. implementations. With the many different
authors and distinct cultures we will be sure to have much to discuss
and compare. Some things to think about: what are some uses for the yes
command? What errors can occur, and how are they handled? How did GNU
manage to make this program 88 lines long? How did Illumos get this
program indented by five tabs?

The inspiration is the shared metaphors and expressions we have in
natural language due to common books (e.g. Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy, Romeo and Juliet) and movies (e.g. Hackers, A Christmas Carol).
Come prepared for a poetry slam crossed with a book club.

Speaker Bio

Mike is an OpenBSD contributor, port maintainer, and long-time BSD user.
He's new to town, having previously run the Classical Code Reading Group
of Stockholm.

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Building Open Source Random Number Generators, Rob Seward
Wednesday, May 3, 18:45, LMHQ, 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, Manhattan

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BSDCan 2017 in Ottawa, Canada with the conference from June 9-10 and the
tutorials June 7-8.

https://www.bsdcan.org/2017/

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vBSDCon 2017 has announced its CFP:

Verisign is hosting its 3rd vBSDcon, scheduled for September 8 - 9,
2017, in Reston, VA.  A Call For Presentations is currently open and
submissions are being accepted at vBSDcon.com.  CFP administration is
being conducted through EasyChair, which require accounts to upload
submissions for consideration.  Our call is open through April 30, 2017.
 So get your submissions in soon!

Again, submissions can be made at vBSDcon.com!

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EuroBSDCon 2017 has announced its CFP:

On behalf of the EuroBSDCon 2017 Program Committee, here is the Call for
Proposals for the EuroBSDCon 2017 conference which will take place in
Paris, France from 21st through 24th of September 2017:

https://2017.eurobsdcon.org/call-for-proposals/

Closing date for the CfP is April, 30th.



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