# Special Event: Seatbelts and Airbags for Bash w/ Michael Potter
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/seatbelts-and-airbags-for-bash-tickets-51177497…
## Date and Time
Wed, 17 October 2018
6:45 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
# Location
Hacklab.TO
1266 Queen Street West
Suite #6
Toronto, Ontario M6K 1L3
# Abstract:
This presentation will focus on the underutilized features of bash that are
critical to building production quality scripts. Demos will show you how to
turn on options and error trapping that expose the hidden time bombs in the
code.
Turning these features on should be considered a requirement, much like turning
on “strict” and “warnings” is considered a requirement for Perl programs.
Also, as much of the bash syntax has become outdated, the presentation will
explain which syntax is best to use and which syntax to avoid.
Knowledge of any of the common UNIX scripting languages will be sufficient to
understand the presentation and script authors at all proficiency levels should
find value in attending. Although the presentation does not address differences
between Korn shell and bash, much of what will be discussed also applies to
Korn shell.
# Bio:
Michael Potter is a long time UNIX user and C developer and more recently a
consultant to insurance companies. He is a proponent of strongly typed
languages which inspired him to try to "fix" bash by using its underutilized
features to make it more reliable.
Please arrive early to be seated, presentation will start at 7pm sharp.
<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2018-10/>
# AGM + Firefox: What’s Next. with Mike Hoye
### Talk
Firefox: What's Next. with Mike Hoye
We succeeded. We built Firefox Quantum, and it was everything it needed to be. So what's next?
### GTALUG AGM
A portion of this meeting will be GTALUG's Annual general meeting.
* Members run and vote for directors of the board.
* Annual finanical report.
See the Call for Candidates here:
https://gtalug.org/pipermail/announce/2018/000122.html
## Location
George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street, Room 203
Ryerson University
<http://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2>
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525>
## Schedule
* 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner.
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.
# Code of Conduct
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We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.
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