Reviving the group could be fun, with the caveat that others have provided on finding a common time / place / etc.
I've been out of the programming game for several years now and what I have done is mostly in Python. But I remember the ;glory days' of hanging out with these knuckleheads chatting about code. And I miss all the free pens. :-) If you get the group resurrected, let me know. On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 12:18 PM Ken Auenson, II <[email protected]> wrote: > I would be happy to see the group revived with Luis in the lead! > > --Ken > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 12:13 PM Luis Majano <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I don't mind doing things virtually or sponsoring a location. One of our >> core mission is to evangelize locally, so we are willing to take the lead >> on this in any way we can. We want to invigorate locally as much as we can. >> >> We have been taking the CF torch and running for it and we have seen a >> big impact and resurgence in many areas. That's why Into the Box ( >> www.intothebox.org) conference was moved here to the Houston area and we >> are close to being sold out as well. >> >> Every language has it's pros/cons. Especially in a polyglot world we live >> on right now. We should just be focused on one technology but on many. We >> do as much as 5 different language stacks for projects, and that is just >> the way of the future. >> >> We have a tremendous amount of tooling now available to ColdFusion (CFML) >> that doesn't even exist in other languages, so we are breaking ground on >> many new fronts as well especially with CommandBox and ForgeBox. >> >> As for the group, we could potentially do it both virtually and on-site. >> Those that can be there physically I can provide food, drinks, beer, etc. >> And those remote just join in remotely via our Zoom links. >> >> On Mar 25 2019, at 10:39 am, John M Bliss <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > That may be a path to try. >> >> The South Florida Group does the same thing. >> >> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 11:37 AM Mark Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That’s a very generous offer Luis. >> >> I think the days of groups physically gathering together is waning, >> especially in a city as big as Houston. It’s just too difficult to pick a >> time and place convenient for everyone. >> >> Charlie Arehart has shown the path for groups, I think, with his online >> presentations. That may be a path to try. >> >> I wish I could help with this group’s re-emergence. I have also moved >> away from Houston to Orange County, CA. >> >> Best of luck >> >> Mark >> >> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 6:57 AM Luis Majano <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> It seems the activity in this group is really low. Let's revive it. >> Ortus is now based in Houston and we have a lot more resources to help out >> organize a group, get speakers, swag, etc. I just need us to get a >> conversation going on how we can achieve this. 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