On Tue, 17 May 2005, 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.
Is it sensible to devote a whole evening to each language?
No. Have a section where each presenter introduces the language and its best features in 5 minutes. (Yes, I could speak for several hours on Ruby, but people will start screaming after fours hours of language gurus ranting.) (20 minutes for this segment)
Then spend 5 minutes watching each presenter grow a small solution to a small problem. (20 minutes)
Then break up into four machines simultaneously with each presenter (preferably with a pair) developing a solution to a slightly more complex problem. They should be "talking" as though go and the audience can watch over their shoulders and discuss. ie. Not a race, a tutorial. (20 minutes)
For this you need a really mean time keeper with teeth.
July: Bourne Shell, etc. ( bash, csh, ksh, zsh )
I personally have used a very long list of languages, including the *sh languages & perl. And I honestly don't care whether people program in perl or python or Ruby or ....
But _pleeze_ let's nail these old "*sh" horrors into nice lead lined coffins now. Preferable with a nice industrial strength wooden stake to ensure they don't emerge again.
At most let's have a brief chat on "nifty command line tricks you can do in zsh or bash" and lets stop there. I can do the bash one.
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