I'm interested!

[Douglas R. Jerome]

Rob Wehrli wrote:
> 
> It sounds as if it is at an IBM facility located at Thomas and Central.  If
> I were to pick a recurring date, I'd aim for third Monday of each month.
> 
> > I'm another guy that's interested. Could someone be more clear
> > about WHERE and WHEN?
> >
> > And for Rob Wehrli: C++ is my vote.
> 
> C++ is a good choice for languages, any comment on topic?  Mechanics?
> Design/Architecture?  Libraries?  3rd party tools?  C++ is a very broad
> topic!

Design/Architecture
I think the other things are more easily selftaught (just read the
docs).

I wouldn't mind help tackling someone's design/architectural issues
in each meeting.

> Someday, it would be fun to talk about some of cool things we could do as a
> group to demonstrate distributed systems using OO and related technologies.
> Perhaps we could all decide on a game idea using OpenGL and implement its
> various facets using a distributed model where everyone who comes online
> adds a piece to the puzzle in a cool way?  We define an object model and
> interface specification for interactive objects (or borrow from an existing
> standard) and a suitable class library and bang out a few pieces?  As the
> pieces grow, so does the capability of the game...then, as more people get
> involved through the 'net, more objects flow back into the library/server
> components?
> 
> Just a thought...

Whoa... sounds BIG.

I've got a small, threaded, follower-leader model server (front end)
that
I wouldn't mind having comments on how to link together amoungst several
computers. Its STDC though.

> Take Care.
> 
> Rob!
> 
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