Hi, For a number of years, software carpentry would teach 4 things at every workshop: version control, shell, relational databases, and a programming language intro. There were some options, like git vs mercurial or r vs matlab vs python, but if you went to a workshop you'd get these 4 skills.
This was quite convenient because I knew if I sent my new students to the latest nearby workshop they'd come back with those basic building blocks in place and could start working with my group on projects. Now, I see announcements of new workshops nearby and get excited to let my new students know about them, but once I look closer the lessons are all over the place. In fact, I've seen few recently that hit the SWC 4 skills and I really really want my students to get those under their belt as a foundation. I've resorted to sending them to videos of those lessons instead. The diversity in lessons is great in one aspect, but we never really know what we are going to get. The consistency of SWC lessons had many advantages and I didn't care much whether the students learned git or mercurial or any of the difference languages, only that they got those 4 skills. Anyone else have this thought? And if so, are there any ideas for improvement? Jason moorepants.info +01 530-601-9791 ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T419326676bbae18f-Md060ff8660d3ea9d2f3f5a73 Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
