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Shenandoah Ruby Users Group April Meetup

Apr 2009 28
Tue 5:30 PM
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Estimated attendance
 15  people attended.
5.00 5.008

Who organized?
Alex Herron,  Myers Carpenter,  and Rob Lineweaver

JeffMo has been working on a Ruby library for exploring genetic algorithms. His presentation will include a brief background on genetic algorithms and when they can be useful. He will also show his work in progress on generating Ruby Golf solutions using GAs. (Code golf is a kind of exercise or game where you show off your code-fu by solving problems using the fewest number of keystrokes.)

As always, food and drinks will be provided.

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Talk about this Meetup

  • Joe Meade
    Posted Apr 29, 2009 10:00 AM
    Joe Meade
    JeffMo's presentation was first rate. It stretched the mind in uncomfortable ways and expanded my understanding of what machines are capable of. Excellent work.
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Jay Altman
    Posted Apr 27, 2009 1:10 PM
    Jay Altman
    Unfortuantely, I have no way to get there for this one. Next time!
  • Ray Schneider
    Posted Apr 14, 2009 1:29 PM
    Ray Schneider
    JeffMo is always right so the presenter must be terrible, but my perception is that when he gets a little close to home he tends to exaggerate.
  • Bill Benish
    Posted Apr 14, 2009 12:41 PM
    Bill Benish
    hyaa!

Who attended?

  • 15 attendees
    • “ Well JeffMo is always a treat since he always finds interesting things to say and do and even his failures are fascinating and he dares to try cool and bizarre things so I enjoyed it a lot ... but then that is no surprise since I always enjoy it a lot ... I just think working programmers, struggling with all the real problems out there are among the funnest kind of people. You can't be a programmer and not have learned to deal with frustration in interesting ways. All the rest shot themselves long ago. ”
    • “ Fantastic! Interesting subject, solid presentation, and plenty of good feedback from the audience. ”
    • “ JeffMo's talk was great. Really thought provoking and engaging. ”
    • “ Best time I've had talking about code in a long time. Really cool topic, presented in an easy, conversational style. The new space is fantastic, and tossing back a micro-brew was the icing on the cake. ”
    • Bill Benish (+1 guest)
      “ This was so sweet! Robyn loved a chance to join in the exam. ”
    • “ Very cool topic. I don't know if I'll ever have a need for a genetic algorithm, but JeffMo's presentation was certainly interesting and educational. It's also nice when I can participate in the discussion, albeit at a high level of abstraction. ”
    • JC (+1 guest)
Organized by
Alex Herron
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Asst. Organizers:
Myers Carpenter, Rob Lineweaver

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