VAGUE <http://www.uvm.org/vague/>
Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts
7:00pm, Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Mini-presentations and General Organizational Meeting
Three short presentations will be given. Two about software
development architectural styles and another about writing
procedures that are stored in a relational database system. More
than likely, the conversation will be taken to downtown Burlington
to socialize further over drinks.
MySQL is a powerful, portable, scalable, enterprise-ready database
system available as free software that has been a critical backend
for successful World Wide Web sites for 10 years. Version 5 was
released in 2005 with more advanced features including support for
cursors, stored procedures, triggers and views. Andrew Tomczak will
introduce using stored procedures to the group.
Representational State Transfer (or REST) is a software practice
that adopts the success story of the World Wide Web for developing
new architectures. It is both a revolutionary idea for making data
available between all systems throughout the globe and a method for
writing new software. Josh Sled will explain REST, why it is
important, and how to use it.
Django is a Web application framework that "encourages rapid
development" and adheres to "the DRY principle" ("Don't repeat
yourself"). Django is written in Python and was first released as
free software in 2005. Forest Bond will present Django's
architecture and its utility in producing Web sites.
Location
Burlington, Vermont
University of Vermont
85 South Prospect Street
Waterman Building
Room 113-T -- "Mac Lab"
Directions and parking
The Waterman Building is on the corner of Prospect and College
streets. UVM Visitor parking is located across College Street. The
parking attendant's work shift usually ends by late afternoon, so
parking fees should be avoidable. Parking, including handicap
parking, is also available directly behind and to the north of the
building. The lot surrounding the building is employee permit-only
parking. It allows other permit passes after 6:00pm. Experience has
it that parking tickets aren't issued after this time, but UVM is
always looking for fundraising ideas to pay for all the campus
construction.
For other directions:
* UVM Campus Map of the Waterman Building
<http://www.uvm.edu/map/?Page=MAP&Building=Waterman+Building>.
* UVM Maps and Directions
<http://www.uvm.edu/about_uvm/maps_directions/>.
Entering the Waterman Building
The south entrance of the building on College Street has wheelchair
access. The building's public elevator is at the center of the
building. Take the elevator to the first floor. After exiting the
elevator, make a right turn through the double doors. Turn left
after the double doors and follow the hallway to room 113, the
Waterman Computer Lab. [16]Directions to the "Mac Lab" are below.
Entering from the parking lot and College Street entrances, the
first floor is one floor below ground level. Take the stair door on
the left after entering. This will lead you directly to the door of
the Waterman Computer Lab. [17]Directions to the "Mac Lab" are
below.
Doors at the front of the building, facing Prospect Street, enter
on to the third floor. The elevator and stairs are to the right of
the entrance and are across from one another. Take either two
floors down to the ground floor. Go through the double doors and
turn left down the hallway to room 113, the Waterman Computer
Lab. [18]Directions to the "Mac Lab" are below.
Finding the "Mac Lab"
The "Mac Lab", room 113-T, is in the first floor of the
building. It a classroom found off of the larger Waterman Computer
Lab. After entering the lab, it is the second door on the left.
