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*Author: fpp on talk.maemo.org | *Author: fpp on talk.maemo.org | ||
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: Last year in Berlin I gave a longish advocacy talk about the merits of web apps on the tablets, as a way for "normal humans" to fill their own needs. I also advocated Python and a framework called web2py for doing this, and ended with a peek at one of my real-life apps. I did not go into any technical detail however. | : Last year in Berlin I gave a longish advocacy talk about the merits of web apps on the tablets, as a way for "normal humans" to fill their own needs. I also advocated Python and a framework called web2py for doing this, and ended with a peek at one of my real-life apps. I did not go into any technical detail however. | ||
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*Dave Neary, dneary at maemo dot org | *Dave Neary, dneary at maemo dot org | ||
*Intended audience: Everyone | *Intended audience: Everyone | ||
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: Giving great presentations is a learned craft. While I'm not a master story-teller, I have learned a lot over the years about the theory of giving great presentations - enough to know that most people don't do it in technical conferences. I hope to use five minutes to entertain, astound and educate the Maemo community on the skill of giving a good presentation. | : Giving great presentations is a learned craft. While I'm not a master story-teller, I have learned a lot over the years about the theory of giving great presentations - enough to know that most people don't do it in technical conferences. I hope to use five minutes to entertain, astound and educate the Maemo community on the skill of giving a good presentation. | ||
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*[[User:Jaffa|Andrew Flegg]] [mailto:andrew@bleb.org <andrew@bleb.org>] | *[[User:Jaffa|Andrew Flegg]] [mailto:andrew@bleb.org <andrew@bleb.org>] | ||
*''Intended audience:'' application developers | *''Intended audience:'' application developers | ||
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: In the words of Steve Ballmer, the key to a platform is "developers! developers! developers!" However, Maemo SDKs have a painful install process, supported only on x86 Linux with primitive tooling. | : In the words of Steve Ballmer, the key to a platform is "developers! developers! developers!" However, Maemo SDKs have a painful install process, supported only on x86 Linux with primitive tooling. | ||
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Saturday October 10
Mobile web apps on tablets : the web2py framework revisited
- Author: fpp on talk.maemo.org
- Intended audience: users
- Abstract/description
- Last year in Berlin I gave a longish advocacy talk about the merits of web apps on the tablets, as a way for "normal humans" to fill their own needs. I also advocated Python and a framework called web2py for doing this, and ended with a peek at one of my real-life apps. I did not go into any technical detail however.
- If the schedule allows it, I thought I might do a follow-up this year, focusing on a more in-depth presentation of web2py : its general philosophy, what services are offered, a tour of its friendly web administration and development interface, etc. No actual coding, except for a few typical idioms and a demo app.
- Author bio
- fpp's main claims to fame are : being amongst the oldest InternetTabletTalk forum users (11-03-2005) ; certainly the most obnoxious Frenchman there ; and owning every model of tablet available since 2005.
Giving Great Presentations
- Dave Neary, dneary at maemo dot org
- Intended audience: Everyone
- Abstract/description
- Giving great presentations is a learned craft. While I'm not a master story-teller, I have learned a lot over the years about the theory of giving great presentations - enough to know that most people don't do it in technical conferences. I hope to use five minutes to entertain, astound and educate the Maemo community on the skill of giving a good presentation.
- Author bio
- Dave Neary has participated in many free software projects over the years. He was release manager of the GIMP, chairman of the GNOME Foundation, and community and product manager for the OpenWengo project. He is currently the maemo.org Docmaster, a role where he works to enable the Maemo community to do great work, and an independent consultant helping companies work with and create healthy communities.
Development Nirvana: How Maemo Application Development Should Be
- Andrew Flegg <andrew@bleb.org>
- Intended audience: application developers
- Abstract/description:
- In the words of Steve Ballmer, the key to a platform is "developers! developers! developers!" However, Maemo SDKs have a painful install process, supported only on x86 Linux with primitive tooling.
- This talk will demonstrate how much better Maemo development can be; from cross-platform, easy-to-use Maemo SDKs to a brief runthrough of what a real, professional development environment is like. The author will also describe his perfect Maemo development environment: and whether it's something we're ever likely to see.
- Author bio:
- Andrew Flegg has been a professional software developer for over 15 years and is currently lead architect and developer for his employer's next generation application. He has been a Maemo user since the 770 launch and has been elected to the Maemo Community Council twice.