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

[Pat McEvoy]

Yes, but I can not say for certain that I will be there for the very start. 

Patrick McEvoy


> On Apr 5, 2017, at 1:43 PM, Peter Varga <pvarga at pvrg.net> wrote:
> 
> Let me ask will the meeting possibly be broadcast live?
> 
>> On Wed, Apr 5, 2017, at 10:03, George Rosamond wrote:
>> 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.
>> 
>> *****
>> 
>> Building Open Source Random Number Generators, Rob Seward
>> Wednesday, May 3, 18:45, LMHQ, 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, Manhattan
>> 
>> *****
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