I am very excited about our first (resurrected) technical meeting. Dylan and I have prepared some excellent presentations. It has been a lot of work (a lot more than I had anticipated), but I can see the payoff. Perl has given me so much, it's great to able to give back again.

Well things are moving along with TB.PM. I scouted out a great location for our Tampa Social Meetings. The Dubliner Pub has good vibe and plenty of outdoor seating. I am looking forward to the meeting tomorrow, although I expect the turnout to be about 5-10. I'm realistic about it. It's tough starting up a group like this once it's been on hiatus for 2+ years.

The content of technical meeting is shaping up nicely and if the history of PDX.PM serves us, the attendance will pick up at the technical meeting. I am very excited about Dylan's talk, MooseX::Declare and Moose really remove the valid core objections of the Perl dissenters. They bring a lot of the bondage & discipline of Java but still keep the power of Perl at your hand.

I also hope my talk can "reach across the aisle". Self-documenting code is definitely the most language agnostic facet of refactoring. It's based of of my talk I gave at the Perl Oasis Conference.

It's going to be an uphill battle to get this group back on it's feet, but I am determined to do it.

Our first cabal meet will be Sat March 28th at 6pm. Attending will be Dylan, perlhaq, and me. We will be discussing getting the word out, meeting formats, places and other assorted details.