On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Nick Rout wrote:
One idea was for them to present a common problem, eg "how do I do foo
in each language" - but the speakers railed against this, and besides
each language is for subtly different things.
What resources can we rely on?
PC + video projector?
Internet connection? (What speed?)
ruby? (Which version?)
If the answer is "What resources would you like?" the reply is...
Linux PC with ruby-1.8.2, emacs, Web browser (firefox / moz) 64k 'net
connection or better, and PC-video projector.
If the answer is "What's the minimum you can get by with?" the reply is,
"Room to wave my hands..."
This talk is for newbies up. Don't be scared of understanding what a
script does or writing a simple one. Your machine becomes more powerful
if you understand it and can control it, but it's not black magic!
How gnu are these gnubies?
Level 0. Can switch on a PC.
Level 1. Know Windows, just installed Linux for the first time.
Level 2. Know Linux, don't program.
Level 3. Know Linux, is a programmer, but don't know Ruby.
2. BRING A PLATE (or a packet of biccies) - tea & coffee supplied.
Hmm, something very Kali (hot) or perhaps very sour worms? :-) (I like
both & have a somewhat strange sense of humour...)
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