tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47979825677121479012024-03-13T05:24:36.316-07:00Vim GeeksSteven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-92128396644082183152021-01-25T10:16:00.000-08:002021-01-25T10:16:05.983-08:00Vim Geeks Virtual Edition!It has been far too long since we've had a meeting. Let's fix that!<br /><br /><div>Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 6:30PM CST, join me for a virtual meeting at <a href="https://meet.jit.si/Vim-20210127">https://meet.jit.si/Vim-20210127</a>. (If it says there is a password, use <span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: courier;">Vim</span>.)</div>Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-6171801909006645572017-11-18T08:56:00.000-08:002017-11-18T08:56:48.906-08:009th Annual St. Louis Area Tech Group Bowling Extravaganza!<div>
It's that time of year again, when lots of St. Louis tech folks get together to demonstrate their bowling prowess, or the lack thereof!</div>
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We've rented out the whole Moolah Lanes again for Monday, 12/18 from 7 PM to 10 PM! This includes bowling, pool, & ping pong for 3 hours. If none of those activities pique your interest you can still come out and just meet new people.</div>
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<li>Please sign up here: <a href="https://stltechbowl2017.eventbrite.com/">https://stltechbowl2017.eventbrite.com/</a></li>
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Special thanks to our sponsors. They're providing the money to rent the lanes and buy appetizers. This year's sponsors are:</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.nortonstaffing.com/" target="_blank">Norton Staffing</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetu.ps/c/2Bv77/1HjMh/a" target="_blank">GDG St. Louis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://neteffects.com/" target="_blank">NetEffects</a></li>
<li><a href="http://1904labs.com/" target="_blank">1904labs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cph.org/" target="_blank">Concordia Publishing House</a></li>
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We still have room for more sponsors, so if you or your company are interested in sponsoring the event, let us know.</div>
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Please forward this to any other groups that might be interested.</div>
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Thanks,</div>
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Your friendly STLATGBE Organizers</div>
Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-39717628714983701352016-11-25T09:42:00.000-08:002016-11-25T09:42:13.537-08:008th Annual St. Louis Area Tech Group Bowling Extravaganza!Hello all,<br />
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It's that time of year again, when lots of St. Louis tech folks get together to demonstrate their bowling prowess, or the lack thereof!<br />
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We've rented out the whole Moolah Lanes again for Monday, 12/19 from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM! This includes bowling, pool, & ping pong for 3 hours. If none of those activities pique your interest you can still come out and just meet new people.<br />
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* Please sign up here: http://bit.ly/2gIccas<br />
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Thanks to our returning sponsors Norton Staffing and SBS Creatix. We still have room for more sponsors, so if you or your company are interested in sponsoring the event, let us know.<br />
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Please forward this to any other groups that might be interested.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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Your friendly STLATGBE Organizers - Steven Pritchard, Matt Follett, Bill Odom, & Andrew WilliamsSteven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-80658792496800008602015-10-26T10:15:00.000-07:002015-10-27T07:48:07.770-07:00October 28th: Vim Plugins<div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5px;">
For the October meeting Mark will walk through some things he learned writing custom Vim plugins. One changes old style JavaScript anonymous functions to arrow functions. Another helps with commenting and uncommenting HTML elements.<br />
While the functionality of these plugins won't be of interest to everyone, learning how they work will help you write your own plugins.</div>
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We'll be meeting at 6:30 at <a href="http://www.asynchrony.com/">Asynchrony Labs</a>:</div>
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Matt Folletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311494785469771750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-45699975426032825012015-09-14T19:15:00.003-07:002015-09-14T19:15:45.539-07:00September 23rd: Social Hour<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In light of our meeting being in such close temporal proximity to Strange Loop this year we are going to host a social. The social will start at the standard date and time, 9/23 at 6:30 PM. However, it will start at <span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; line-height: 19.8px;">at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; line-height: 19.8px;"> </span><a href="http://saltandsmokestl.com/" style="color: #7e57c2; line-height: 19.8px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" target="_blank">Salt + Smoke</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; line-height: 19.8px;"> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Salt+%2B+Smoke/@38.6562185,-90.3050293,17.03z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87df3553887b91e5:0x87740badb66d919c" style="color: #7e57c2; line-height: 19.8px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" target="_blank">on The Loop</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; line-height: 19.8px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; line-height: 19.8px;"> </span><a href="http://saltandsmokestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/salt_smoke_menu_021815.pdf" style="color: #7e57c2; line-height: 19.8px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" target="_blank">Their menu</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; line-height: 19.8px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; line-height: 19.8px;">has a good selection of BBQ as well as a salad and a falafel burger. The best item on their menu though is their burnt ends toasted ravioli.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />After dinner we'll either hang out there or retire to <a href="http://www.ciceros-stl.com/" style="color: #7e57c2; position: relative; z-index: 0;" target="_blank">Cicero's</a> for a <a href="http://www.ciceros-stl.com/weekly-draft-beers" style="color: #7e57c2; position: relative; z-index: 0;" target="_blank">drink</a> of <a href="http://www.ciceros-stl.com/bottled-beer" style="color: #7e57c2; position: relative; z-index: 0;" target="_blank">some</a> <a href="http://www.ciceros-stl.com/wine" style="color: #7e57c2; position: relative; z-index: 0;" target="_blank">sort</a>.<br />If you know any Vim Geeks alum who will be in town for Strange Loop be sure to invite them along. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Please try to RSVP on <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vim-geeks/join">the list</a> with a number so I can attempt to make reservations.</span></div>
Matt Folletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311494785469771750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-57693722367674774702015-08-24T21:22:00.000-07:002015-08-24T21:25:03.952-07:00August 26th: Welcome Back, VimmersWe're starting Vim Geeks back up this Wednesday and are hoping you'll be able to stop by! This meeting will be an informal one. We'll focus on vim-related Q&A and various neat tips and tricks people want to show off from their vim dot files.<br />
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As we did in the past, we'll be meeting at 6:30. However, we do have a new host & a new location; we'll be meeting at <a href="http://www.observable.net/">Observable Networks</a>:<br />
230 S. Bemiston Ave, Suite 420<br />
Saint Louis, MO 63105 (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/230+S+Bemiston+Ave+%23420,+St+Louis,+MO+63105/@38.6465791,-90.3369996,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87d8cad61ca46907:0x4435ebc8472a241d">map</a>)<br />
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Another change of pace is that we'll have a food sponsor this month. <a href="http://www.asynchrony.com/">Asynchrony Labs</a> is kind enough to provide us food!<br />
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If you plan to make it please <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vim-geeks">join the list</a> and RSVP so we can get a proper food count. Matt Folletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311494785469771750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-92028582009790178252015-01-28T03:26:00.000-08:002015-01-28T03:26:23.187-08:00No meeting this monthWe apologize for the lengthy hiatus, but we are working out a new meeting location.Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-84275425280120881962014-10-22T14:42:00.003-07:002014-10-22T14:43:17.762-07:00Wednesday 10/22 - Social meetup 6pm(ish) - 9pm(ish) at J Greene's Pub<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.499999046325684px;">
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- Ponder future meeting location, uh, things</div>
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Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-11993063277423641832014-08-26T09:38:00.004-07:002014-08-26T09:38:41.532-07:00Wednesday 8/27 - Social Meetup!<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.499999046325684px;">
...which is a roundabout way of saying that I just found out our usual spot at CAIT is unavailable this month. :-)</div>
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Since we won't be able to meet at the normal location, I say we get together here instead:</div>
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Urban Chestnut Grove Brewery & Bierhall<br />4465 Manchester Avenue<br />St. Louis, MO 63110</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: 12.499999046325684px;">They've got good food and really good beer, and lots of big open tables to eat and drink it around. We can start off the evening talking about Vim, and then, after enough beer, finish the evening singing about Vim. :-)</span></div>
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We'll meet at 6:30pm, as usual, and hang out until whenever. Please let me know if you plan to be there, so I'll know how much of that big-open-tablespace to grab.</div>
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Thanks!</div>
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Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-34925431539733452372014-07-22T15:29:00.000-07:002014-07-22T15:33:08.311-07:00Wednesday 7/23 - Cherrypicking Favorite vi/Vim Features<div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">
WHAT:<br />
St. Louis Vim Geeks: “Cherrypicking Favorite vi/Vim Features” by Don Ellis</div>
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WHERE:<br />
CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology<br />
Classroom 24<br />
5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</div>
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Wednesday, July 23rd, at 6:30pm</div>
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<i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">a fairly long list of operations that would help a new user get started, or a long-time user who hasn't plumbed some of the shallower depths.</i><br />
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Drinks and Food and Stuff</h1>
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RSVP by replying to this message on the mailing list (or privately to me and/or Bill if you're shy), and we’ll be sure to have enough food and drinks for everybody.</div>
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When and Where</h1>
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We’ll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, July 23rd, in the usual place:</div>
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CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)<br />
Classroom 24<br />
5 N. Jackson Ave<br />
St. Louis, Missouri 63105<br />
<br />
Map: <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9</a><br />
Forsyth MetroLink Station: http://bit.ly/PuOJ6a</blockquote>
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CAIT provides detailed driving directions and parking information here:</div>
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<a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37</a></blockquote>
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(Don’t worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn’t apply to us.)</div>
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Make sure you reply to this message to RSVP!</div>
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See you there,</div>
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Steve</div>
Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-78446313258024491182014-06-23T07:03:00.002-07:002014-06-24T12:43:16.798-07:00Wednesday 6/25 - Autocommands<p>WHAT:<br/>
St. Louis Vim Geeks: “Autocommands” by Perrin Westrich</p>
<p>WHERE:<br/>
CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology<br/>
Classroom 24<br/>
5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105 </p>
<p>WHEN:<br/>
Wednesday, June 25th, at 6:30pm</p>
<h1 id="autocommands">Autocommands</h1>
A cryptic blurb from Perrin (a.k.a. <a href="http://crypticswarm.com/">CrypticSwarm</a>):
<blockquote>
<i>Throughout the course of the day we use our editors constantly. We write and type and type our writes (#haskell). Occasionally we find
that our textual machinations tend towards the redundant and repetitive. Struggle as we might there is a light. Enter the Autocommand (#dragon).
</i>
</blockquote>
<p>(We <em>think</em> he's going to talk about these things: <a href="http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/autocmd.html">Vim Autocommands</a>.)</p>
<h1 id="drinksandfoodandstuff">Drinks and Food and Stuff</h1>
<p>RSVP by replying to this message on the mailing list (or privately to me if you're shy), and we’ll be sure to have enough food and drinks for everybody.</p>
<h1 id="whenandwhere">When and Where</h1>
<p>We’ll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, June 25th, in the usual place:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)<br />
Classroom 24<br />
5 N. Jackson Ave<br />
St. Louis, Missouri 63105</p>
<p>Map: <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9">http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9</a></p>
<p>Forsyth MetroLink Station: http://bit.ly/PuOJ6a</p>
</blockquote>
<p>CAIT provides detailed driving directions and parking information here:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37">http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>(Don’t worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn’t apply to us.)</p>
<p>Make sure you reply to this message to RSVP!</p>
<p>See you there,<br />
Bill</p>
Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-58138830989950011402014-05-25T22:09:00.000-07:002014-05-25T22:10:01.832-07:00Wednesday 5/28 - The State of Neovim<p>WHAT:<br/>
St. Louis Vim Geeks: “The State of Neovim” by Kyle Pointer</p>
<p>WHERE:<br/>
CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology<br/>
Classroom 24<br/>
5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105 </p>
<p>WHEN:<br/>
Wednesday, March 28th, at 6:30pm</p>
<h1 id="thestateofneovim">The State of Neovim</h1>
<p>According to the Neovim Github project page at <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim">https://github.com/neovim/neovim</a>…</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Neovim is a project that seeks to aggressively refactor Vim in order to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Simplify maintenance and encourage contributions</li>
<li>Split the work between multiple developers</li>
<li>Enable the implementation of new/modern user interfaces without any modifications to the core source</li>
<li>Improve extensibility with a new plugin architecture</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>It all sounds promising, but is it really going to happen? And is it even a good idea?</p>
<p>Kyle Pointer’s going to bring us up to speed on all things NeoVim, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Why?</li>
<li>What’s new?</li>
<li>Who’s doing it?</li>
<li>What works?</li>
<li>What doesn’t?</li>
<li>How can I help?</li>
</ul>
<p>It promises to be interesting (and maybe even a little controversial).</p>
<h1 id="drinksandfoodandstuff">Drinks and Food and Stuff</h1>
<p>RSVP by replying to this message (either on the list, or privately to me), and we’ll be sure to have enough food and drinks for everybody.</p>
<h1 id="whenandwhere">When and Where</h1>
<p>We’ll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, March 28th, in the usual place:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)
Classroom 24
5 N. Jackson Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63105</p>
<p>Map: <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9">http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9</a></p>
<p>Forsyth MetroLink Station: http://bit.ly/PuOJ6a</p>
</blockquote>
<p>CAIT provides detailed driving directions and parking information here:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37">http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>(Don’t worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn’t apply to us.)</p>
<p>Make sure you reply to this message to RSVP!</p>
<p>See you there,
Bill</p>
Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-34653051467472853332014-04-11T12:50:00.004-07:002014-04-11T12:50:53.962-07:00Wednesday 4/23 - Vim and Emacs: Indistinguishable From MagicWHAT:<br />
The Very First Official Joint Meeting of the<br />
St. Louis Emacs User Group and St. Louis Vim Geeks<br />
<br />
WHEN:<br />
Wednesday, April 23rd, at 6:30pm<br />
<br />
WHERE:<br />
Joyia Tapas <<a href="http://www.joyiatapas.com/" target="_blank">http://www.joyiatapas.com</a>><br />
<br />
RSVP:<br />
<<a href="http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-Emacs-User-Group/events/176643292/" target="_blank">http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-Emacs-User-Group/events/176643292/</a>><br />
<br />
Arthur C. Clarke once said that "Any sufficiently-advanced technology is<br />
indistinguishable from magic," and those of us that spend our days<br />
contending with code and configuration know that we need all the magic<br />
we can get. Text is a hostile environment, and demands powerful tools to<br />
tame it.<br />
<br />
For the first time, the St. Louis Vim Geeks and the St. Louis Emacs User<br />
Group are joining forces to talk about two of the most powerful<br />
text-editing tools available. We'll compare, contrast, and generally<br />
celebrate the strengths (and speak delicately of the weaknesses) of<br />
these two titans of text editing, Emacs and Vim.<br />
<br />
Join us Wednesday, April 23rd, at Joyia Tapas. We'll get started around<br />
6:30pm, but feel free to show up a little earlier if you'd like to grab<br />
a bite or have a drink beforehand.<br />
<br />
Come find out what a "sufficiently-advanced" text editor looks like, and<br />
how to unleash a little more magic on your text-editing tasks!<br />
<br />
Please RSVP at this link, so we can tell Joyia how many to expect:<br />
<br />
<<a href="http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-Emacs-User-Group/events/176643292/" target="_blank">http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-Emacs-User-Group/events/176643292/</a>><br />
<br />
Also, please forward this invitation to any other people or groups that would<br />
find it useful.<br />
<br />
See you there!<br />
<br />Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-83740687004882871062014-03-24T20:29:00.001-07:002014-03-24T20:34:06.292-07:00Wednesday, 3/26 - Vim + Ruby + tmux<pre style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">WHAT: <a href="http://vimgeeks.org/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">St. Louis Vim Geeks</a>
- Vim + Ruby + tmux by Matt Follett
WHERE: <a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology</a>
Classroom 24
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</a>
WHEN: Wednesday, March 26th, at 6:30pm
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Vim + Ruby + tmux</h1>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Remember waaaaaay back, like, a year ago, when a few of us took over Vim Geeks to pump Charlie Sanders for tips on using Vim with Ruby?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> <a href="http://www.vimgeeks.org/2013/02/wednesday-227-vim-ruby-and-visual-mode.html">http://www.vimgeeks.org/2013/02/wednesday-227-vim-ruby-and-visual-mode.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Ah... good times, good times.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Well, in the months since then, Matt Follett took Charlie's good advice to heart, and then ran with it, writing more Ruby than is healthy for a man his age. He's going to show us the environment he's crafted from Vim and tmux to build, debug, and maintain the Ruby backend for a large application (and he may even have a little to say about the not-so-Ruby-based frontend, too). It'll definitely be a trip.</span><br />
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Drinks and Food and Stuff</h1>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Just reply to this message (either on the mailing list, in a comment below, or privately to me if you're the shy type) to RSVP, and we'll be sure to have enough food to eat and drinks to drink. We'll also have an O'Reilly freebie or two to give away, because Marsee Henon loves us.</span></span><br />
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When and Where</h1>
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">We'll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, March 26th, in the usual place:</span></span></span><br />
<blockquote style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">
<pre>CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)
Classroom 24
5 N. Jackson Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT on Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/PlanYourTrip/MapsSchedules/MetroLinkStation.aspx?Name=Forsyth+Station&SignID=169&LineID=10377&StopID=14759" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">Forsyth MetroLink Station</a>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">CAIT also provides </span><a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37" style="color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">detailed driving directions and parking information </a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">. (Don't worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn't apply to us.)</span><br /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Make sure you RSVP!</span></span><br /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Bill</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span>Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-81307548035510665072014-02-25T13:06:00.001-08:002014-02-25T13:14:14.282-08:00Wednesday, 2/26 - Vim Q&A<pre style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">WHAT: <a href="http://vimgeeks.org/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">St. Louis Vim Geeks</a>
- Vim Q&A
WHERE: <a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology</a>
Classroom 24
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</a>
WHEN: Wednesday, February 26th, at 6:30pm
RSVP: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/</a>
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Vim Q&A</h1>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Do you find yourself trying to use Vim and tripping over a problem regularly? Want some help? Ask your questions at this month's meeting, and the group will do our best to answer them.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18px;"><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">As an example, Lee asked for some help interacting with the system clipboard from Vim recently. As a fellow Linux user, I can go into dealing with that in some detail. :-)</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"></span><br />
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When and Where</span></h1>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We'll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, February 26th, where we usually do:</span><br />
</span><br />
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<pre><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18px;">CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)
Classroom 24
5 N. Jackson Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT on Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/PlanYourTrip/MapsSchedules/MetroLinkStation.aspx?Name=Forsyth+Station&SignID=169&LineID=10377&StopID=14759" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">Forsyth MetroLink Station</a>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">CAIT also provides </span><a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">detailed driving directions and parking information </a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">. (Don't worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn't apply to us.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">See you this Wednesday!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Steve</span></span>Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-30662867419214678412014-01-21T20:35:00.000-08:002014-01-21T20:48:43.428-08:00Wednesday, 1/22 - A Vim Environment Tour<pre style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">WHAT: <a href="http://vimgeeks.org/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">St. Louis Vim Geeks</a>
- A Vim Environment Tour
WHERE: <a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology</a>
Classroom 24
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</a>
WHEN: Wednesday, January 22nd, at 6:30pm
RSVP: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/</a>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">We're going to continue our series of Vim environment tours, but this time we're going to look at some celebrity </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">.vimrc</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">s. We'll start with Damian Conway's. Time permitting, we'll see what else we can find on GitHub.</span></span></span><br />
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When and Where</h1>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We'll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, January 22nd, where we usually do:</span><br />
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<pre>CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)
Classroom 24
5 N. Jackson Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT on Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/PlanYourTrip/MapsSchedules/MetroLinkStation.aspx?Name=Forsyth+Station&SignID=169&LineID=10377&StopID=14759" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">Forsyth MetroLink Station</a>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">CAIT also provides </span><a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">detailed driving directions and parking information </a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">. (Don't worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn't apply to us.)</span><br />
<br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Make sure you RSVP!</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">See you this Wednesday!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Steve</span>Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-26559699903106651232013-10-22T20:06:00.000-07:002013-10-22T20:07:49.484-07:00Wednesday, 10/23 - Come geek out about Vim!<pre style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">WHAT: <a href="http://vimgeeks.org/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">St. Louis Vim Geeks</a>
- Come geek out about Vim!
WHERE: <a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology</a>
Classroom 24
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</a>
WHEN: Wednesday, October 23rd, at 6:30pm
RSVP: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/</a>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">We don't have a specific topic, so let's just talk about whatever comes up. Maybe that will be some basics, a cool trick, somebody's favorite plugin, or some combination of those. Join us and be surprised. :-)</span></span><br />
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Drinks and Food and Stuff</h1>
<br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I know it is late notice, but if you </span><a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">RSVP</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">, we'll try to make sure there is pizza and drinks for everybody.</span><br />
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When and Where</h1>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We'll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, October 23rd, where we usually do:</span><br />
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<pre>CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)
Classroom 24
5 N. Jackson Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT on Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/PlanYourTrip/MapsSchedules/MetroLinkStation.aspx?Name=Forsyth+Station&SignID=169&LineID=10377&StopID=14759" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">Forsyth MetroLink Station</a>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">CAIT also provides </span><a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37" style="color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">detailed driving directions and parking information </a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">. (Don't worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn't apply to us.)</span><br />
<br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Make sure you RSVP!</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">See you this Wednesday!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Steve</span>Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-18696073012562056242013-09-24T13:35:00.000-07:002013-09-24T13:55:04.004-07:00Wednesday, 9/25 - Beer!<pre style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">WHAT: <a href="http://vimgeeks.org/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">St. Louis Vim Geeks</a>
- Beer!
WHERE: <a href="http://schlafly.com/bottleworks/"><span style="color: #7d181e;">S</span>chlafly Bottleworks</a>
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/Yn8z4">7260 Southwest Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63143</a>
WHEN: Wednesday, September 25th, at 6:30pm
RSVP: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/</a>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Our regular meeting room at CAIT isn't available this month, so we're going to have an informal meeting at the Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood instead. If you've never been there, they have good food and great beer. And don't worry, we'll still talk about Vim. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Please </span><a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">RSVP</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> so we can try to have a table ready at 6:30.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">See you this Wednesday!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Steve</span>Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-45739199269189224292013-08-27T20:12:00.000-07:002013-08-27T20:12:10.020-07:00Wednesday, 8/28 - Top 10 (or so) Reasons to Use Vim<br />
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<pre>WHAT: <a href="http://vimgeeks.org/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">St. Louis Vim Geeks</a>
- Top 10 (or so) Reasons to Use Vim
WHERE: <a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology</a>
Classroom 24
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</a>
WHEN: Wednesday, August 28th, at 6:30pm
RSVP: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/</a>
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Top 10 (or so) Reasons to Use Vim</h1>
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We all know Vim is great. At this month's meeting, I'd like to detail a few of the many reasons why.<br />
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As I mentioned at the last meeting, I'm teaching <a href="https://ohiolinux.org/node/412">a class on Vim</a> in a couple of weeks, and I'm using this material in my class, so thanks in advance for being guinea pigs. ;-)<br />
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I know it is late notice, but if you <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">RSVP</a>, we'll try to make sure there is pizza and drinks for everybody.<br />
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When and Where</h1>
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We'll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, August 28th, where we usually do:<br />
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<pre>CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)
Classroom 24
5 N. Jackson Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">CAIT on Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/PlanYourTrip/MapsSchedules/MetroLinkStation.aspx?Name=Forsyth+Station&SignID=169&LineID=10377&StopID=14759" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">Forsyth MetroLink Station</a>
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CAIT also provides <a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">detailed driving directions and parking information </a>. (Don't worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn't apply to us.)<br />
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<a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">Make sure you RSVP!</a><br />
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See you this Wednesday!<br /><br />
Steve<br />
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Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-22825331232947899112013-07-28T16:01:00.000-07:002013-07-28T16:49:45.850-07:00Wednesday 7/31 - Just Enough Vim Scripting to be Dangerous
<pre>WHAT: <a href="http://vimgeeks.org/">St. Louis Vim Geeks</a>
- Just Enough Vim Scripting to be Dangerous
WHERE: <a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/">CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology</a>
Classroom 24
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9">5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</a>
WHEN: Wednesday, July 31st, at 6:30pm
RSVP: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/">http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/</a>
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<h1>Just Enough Vim Scripting to be Dangerous</h1>
<p>
There's a lot you can do to customize Vim to your particular idiosyncrasies without having to grapple with Vim's scripting features. If you're a dedicated Vim power user, though, you'll eventually reach a point where you simply <em>must</em> do something that tweaking a setting or two won't handle. That's when you decide "I'll learn Vim scripting!"
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It's about three minutes later that the realization kicks in: Vim scripting is its own brand of weird.
Sure, it seems a lot like other scripting languages — until it really, really doesn't.
It's hard to know where to start, and all too easy to do things that break Vim in exciting
and unexpected ways.
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<p>
This talk will get you over that initial this-is-too-bizarre / how-hard-can-LISP-be-anyway hump. We won't try to cover everything Vim scripting can do, but a little knowledge will go a long way, especially if you know where to begin and the pitfalls to avoid.
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<h1>Drinks and Food and Stuff</h1>
<p>
Ever been to a meeting that couldn't be improved with some free food? Me neither, so <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/">RSVP</a> to let us know how much to get. <a href="http://oreilly.com/">O'Reilly</a> has also provided us with some free stuff to give away, but you probably shouldn't eat it. It's a little... paper-y.
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<h1>When and Where</h1>
<p>
We'll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, July 31st, where we usually do:
</p>
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<pre>CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)
Classroom 24
5 N. Jackson Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9">CAIT on Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/PlanYourTrip/MapsSchedules/MetroLinkStation.aspx?Name=Forsyth+Station&SignID=169&LineID=10377&StopID=14759">Forsyth MetroLink Station</a>
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</blockquote>
<p>
CAIT also provides
<a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37">detailed driving directions and parking information </a>. (Don't worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn't apply to us.)
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/">Make sure you RSVP!</a>
</p>
<p>
See you this Wednesday!<br />
Bill
</p>
Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-65318685018027378292013-06-25T07:53:00.000-07:002013-06-25T07:53:48.064-07:00No meeting this monthUnfortunately, we have to cancel the meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 26, 2013.<br />
<br />
We'll see you all next month.Steven Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716303018104544735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-82357154149881399802013-06-10T12:30:00.000-07:002013-06-10T12:30:58.264-07:00Vimdiff at SLUUG this Wednesday, June 12th, at 6:30pm<p>
Hi all. I'll be giving the following presentation at this month's SLUUG meeting:
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<p><strong>Splendiferous: Unexpectedly Cool (and Useful) Stuff You Can Do With Vimdiff</strong></p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.sluug.org/">St. Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG)</a><br />
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 - 6:30pm<br />
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/kxHXS">Graybar Electric Co, Inc.<br />
11885 Lackland Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63146</a><br />
</p>
<p>
It doesn't seem like there'd be that much to say about Vim's built-in diff capability -- it shows the differences between two files, right? Well, yes, but as with most things Vim, there's a <em>lot</em> more to the story if you just look a little deeper. In this talk, we'll uncover the surprising power and flexibility hidden inside vimdiff, and show several of the the nifty things you can do with this oft-overlooked feature.
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
See you this Wednesday!
</p>
Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-25721270431860630752013-05-29T10:18:00.000-07:002013-05-29T10:18:26.378-07:00Wednesday 5/29 - Let's Be :normal Together<pre>WHAT: <a href="http://vimgeeks.org/">St. Louis Vim Geeks</a>
- Unusually :normal
- CoVim - Alone Together, Naturally
WHERE: <a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/">CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology</a>
Classroom 24
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9">5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</a>
WHEN: Wednesday, May 29th, at 6:30pm (that's tonight!)
RSVP: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/">http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/</a>
</pre>
<hr />
<h1>Unusually :normal</h1>
<p>
The :normal command just doesn't get enough love. It's very useful—okay, practically mandatory—in Vim scripts, but that's not anywhere near the whole story. Steven Pritchard has been busily (re) discovering all sorts of uses for it lately, and will show us several examples (that he promises are "only slightly contrived") of its power. You might be surprised at how flexible this supposedly-simple command can be when combined with commands you already know.
</p>
<h1>CoVim - Alone Together, Naturally</h1>
<p>
Vim is eminently lovable, but one downside of loving it so much is that you become painfully aware of its (dare I say it) limitations. A pet limitation of mine: the lack of collaborative editing. Yes, yes, I know you can use screen or tmux to share a terminal session, but I want <em>my</em> keymaps, and <em>my</em> colorscheme, and <em>my</em> window layout, not whatever lowest-common-denominator subset my collaborator and I have barely agreed upon.
</p>
<p>
CoVim claims to solve this problem. Here's the description from one of its creators:
</p>
<blockquote>
<p>CoVim is a Vim Plugin that adds real-time collaboration to your favorite text editor. Think Google Docs for Vim.</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Allows multiple users to connect to the same document online</li>
<li>Displays collaborators with uniquely colored cursors</li>
<li>Works with your existing configuration</li>
<li>Easy to set up & use</li>
<li>And More!</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>
It is difficult to express how much I want all those claims to be true, so we're going to put them to the test, starting with "Easy to set up & use."
</p>
<h1>Drinks and Food and Stuff</h1>
<p>
If you <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/">RSVP</a>, then we'll have enough food to eat and drinks to drink, so don't forget to let us know you're coming. We'll also have a freebie or two from the nice folks at O'Reilly.
</p>
<h1>When and Where</h1>
<p>
We'll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 29th (a.k.a, tonight), in the usual place:
</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)
Classroom 24
5 N. Jackson Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9">CAIT on Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/PlanYourTrip/MapsSchedules/MetroLinkStation.aspx?Name=Forsyth+Station&SignID=169&LineID=10377&StopID=14759">Forsyth MetroLink Station</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<p>
CAIT also provides
<a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37">detailed driving directions and parking information </a>. (Don't worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn't apply to us.)
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/">Make sure you RSVP!</a>
</p>
<p>
See you tonight!<br />
Bill
</p>
Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-83602110325682814362013-04-24T10:53:00.002-07:002013-04-24T10:53:47.872-07:00No meeting this evening (April 24th)Just wanted to let everyone know that we won't be having a meeting tonight. We'll be back on the regular schedule next month.
Thanks,
Bill
Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797982567712147901.post-78982251201816549272013-03-24T18:47:00.001-07:002013-03-24T19:22:10.136-07:00Wednesday 3/27 - Stealing^WLearning from Sublime Text
<pre>WHAT: <a href="http://vimgeeks.org/">St. Louis Vim Geeks</a>
- A Whirlwind Tour of Sublime Text from Josh Weaver
- Grab Bag & General Tomfoolery
WHERE: <a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/">CAIT - The Center for the Application of Information Technology</a>
Classroom 24
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9">5 N. Jackson Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</a>
WHEN: Wednesday, March 27th, at 6:30pm
RSVP: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/">http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/</a>
</pre>
<hr />
<h1>A Whirlwind Tour of Sublime Text from Josh Weaver</h1>
<p>
Vim users know a good idea when they see one -- that's how most of us ended up on Vim in the first place, after all -- and sometimes those ideas come from other text editors. In our ongoing quest to keep people asking "Why are you talking about <some editor that isn't Vim> at a Vim Geeks meeting?" we've got Josh Weaver to introduce us to <a href="http://www.sublimetext.com">Sublime Text</a>. Sublime is a relative upstart in the world of programmers' text editors, and it's attracted a lot of positive attention of late.
</p>
<p>
Josh recently moved from using mostly-Vim to mostly-Sublime, and is going to give us a tour of Sublime, as well as his rationale for making it his editor of choice. He said to be sure to mention that he "welcomes questions," and I have no doubt we'll oblige, perhaps more than he anticipates. :-)
</p>
<h1>Grab Bag & General Tomfoolery</h1>
<p>
You know that part of the meeting where people ask questions, share tips and tricks, talk about new plugins they've discovered, and talk about what they'd like to see or do at upcoming meetings? That's the part we'll do after we're done pumping Josh for things we can steal from Sublime Text.
</p>
<h1>Free Food, Drink, and Swag</h1>
<p>
We'll have good stuff to eat and good stuff to give away, as long as you promise to <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/">RSVP</a> so we know how much we'll need.
</p>
<h1>When and Where</h1>
<p>
We'll be meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, March 27th. Here's the address:
</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology)
Classroom 24
5 N. Jackson Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/b8r9">CAIT on Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/PlanYourTrip/MapsSchedules/MetroLinkStation.aspx?Name=Forsyth+Station&SignID=169&LineID=10377&StopID=14759">Forsyth MetroLink Station</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<p>
CAIT also provides
<a href="http://www.cait.wustl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37">detailed driving directions and parking information </a>. (Don't worry about the parking permit stuff. It doesn't apply to us.)
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/vimgeeks/">Make sure you RSVP!</a>
</p>
<p>
See you Wednesday,<br />
Bill
</p>
Bill Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275226749379430493noreply@blogger.com0