Yes!!! I would love a workshop/session/whatever on "everything you need to learn, software package-wise, to take advantage of Code4Lib hands-on workshops". That would be such a help, as it's so often assumed. --Linda
On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Fox, Bobbi <bobbi_...@harvard.edu> wrote: > Hi, Christina! > > I don't have a workshop to propose, but I *do* have a plea for any > workshop that is a hands-on-the-laptop experience: > > That the presenter of said workshop provide links, in advance, to any > software needed. If the presenter would suggest the use of vagrant or > docker (or whatever else is out there), then links to those tools, plus > good, easy implementation instructions, should also be supplied in > advance. In addition, if the workshop is going to feature a particular > language or framework, that should be specified in advance as well. (why > no, I *don't* know how to spin up a web server on my Windoze laptop; at > work I do it in Linux!) > > I have unfortunately been to too many workshops where the presenter either > assumed a crystal-clear, fast, internet connection for the 40 participants, > or assumed a lot more vagrant/docker knowledge than I, and several others, > had. > > > (hmm, maybe I can find someone to propose an "everything you need to > learn, software package-wise, to take advantage of Code4Lib hands-on > workshops...) > > Cheers, > Bobbi >
