On Tue, 17 May 2005 11:42:00 +1200 Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Sun, 15 May 2005 18:13, Nick Rout wrote: > > I couldn't work out which message in the "pike and python" thread was > > the most appropriate to respond to so I started a new thread. > > Thank you, and many thanks to the volunteers who so generously offered their > time. > > Is it sensible to devote a whole evening to each language? > or 2 per evening? > or indeed all of them in one session?
all in one session, short and punchy. Stick to a max of, say, four or 5 languages and give them 20 minutes each. the 20 mins will naturally expand to 30, and after 2 to 2/12 hours most people will be sick of it. Its not a suggestion for in depth exploration, but a quick and probably dirty comparison. stick to: bash, perl, python, ruby, php Because they are the most common, and are where we have expertise. I know you like smalltalk, but IMHO its not a glue or scripting anguage like the rest are. > > My own feeling is that one evening per language would give the speaker enough > time to expound on the subject to a reasonable depth, yet leave enough time > for questions and discussions after the supper break. see above >
