Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-05-22 Thread Gasto
Smart ass talking. Why don't you do a thing then. Following an analogy of what you write. Put youself in Kyran's and Ian's shoes. * You create a website to help people learn open source software and open source programming. You start off with a few dozen of videos. People start coming to the

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-05-01 Thread Peter Pearson
On Fri, 1 May 2009 07:53:35 +1000, Paul Hemans dar...@nowhere.com wrote: [snip] them as they have been recorded in the anals of the web, however I .^ That's the second time in this thread. The first might have been deliberate gross wordplay, but now

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-05-01 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2009-05-01, Peter Pearson ppear...@nowhere.invalid wrote: On Fri, 1 May 2009 07:53:35 +1000, Paul Hemans dar...@nowhere.com wrote: [snip] them as they have been recorded in the anals of the web, however I .^ That's the second time in this

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-05-01 Thread Ben Finney
Astley Le Jasper astley.lejas...@gmail.com writes: I've just stumbled over this (http://showmedo.com/) and being the very visual person I am, it seems like it could be a good way to learn about python. However, before I smack down $60, I wondered if anyone had any opinions on it. My gut feel

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-05-01 Thread AK
Ben Finney wrote: Astley Le Jasper astley.lejas...@gmail.com writes: I've just stumbled over this (http://showmedo.com/) and being the very visual person I am, it seems like it could be a good way to learn about python. However, before I smack down $60, I wondered if anyone had any opinions on

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-05-01 Thread Paul Hemans
I also am new to Python and found the site. The main barrier to me was the price. Pay as you use with credits might be less of a problem in an community environment where so much is available. The interface did not lead me to understand where I could find the free stuff, I also did not realize

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-05-01 Thread Paul Hemans
I also am new to Python and found the site. The main barrier to me was the price. Pay as you use with credits might be less of a problem in an community environment where so much is available. The interface did not lead me to understand where I could find the free stuff, I also did not realize how

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-05-01 Thread Paul Hemans
I was fishing for a response, by posting multiple replies Inadvertantly, I have offended one of the Python rabbis For this misdemeanor I am most contrite But I still got a fish to bite. Peter Pearson ppear...@nowhere.invalid wrote in message news:760gejf1af7r...@mid.individual.net... On Fri, 1

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-30 Thread Astley Le Jasper
Gosh ... it's all gone quite busy about logging in, gui etc. Certainly, I would try to make it clearer what is free and what isn't. But flash ... using that doesn't bother me. Loggin in ... fine ... I don't care as long as it's quick and there is something I might want. i just wanted to know if

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-30 Thread Peter Pearson
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:13:32 -0400, David Robinow drobi...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 9:29 AM, ky...@showmedo.com wrote: ... To reiterate, I responded to this thread because I think Ben's posting gave an unfair impression of the site and i felt the need to address some

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-30 Thread Jim Carlock
Astley Le Jasper wrote... : Gosh ... it's all gone quite busy about logging in, gui : etc. Certainly, I would try to make it clearer what is : free and what isn't. Problems with their website probably means more problems to come... 1) The website does not fit on one page. 2) It's a lot of yack

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-29 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:56:08 -0700, kyran wrote: I stumbled across this thread while typing a speculative 'showmedo' in google, as you do while taking a break on a (very) late Tuesday evening. To declare my interest, as things stand I am Showmedo CEO, CTO, boywhomakesthetea etc.. I'm not

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-29 Thread Jeremiah Dodds
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 6:48 AM, Banibrata Dutta banibrata.du...@gmail.comwrote: Personally, I faced some despair with a large number of the free ShowMeDo tutorials, example the one on WxPython, where for the first 4 free tutorials, the tutor hardly progresses to any bit of programming, and

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-29 Thread Berkin Malkoc
I do not get why the level of criticism is rising so high in some of the messages. I have nothing to say about more philosophical aspects of the issue but would like to comment from a more pragmatic point of view: I am completely happy with the *structure* of site (*visually* it may get better,

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-29 Thread showm...@googlemail.com
On 29 Apr, 07:27, Steven D'Aprano ste...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au wrote: On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:56:08 -0700, kyran wrote: I stumbled across this thread while typing a speculative 'showmedo' in google, as you do while taking a break on a (very) late Tuesday evening. To declare my

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-29 Thread kyran
@Ben - no hard feelings. I do think your post was unfair and would give people a wrong impression of the site. Plus the lateness of the day etc.. had soured my mood somewhat. But the point stands, there were misconceptions I felt the need to address. @Banibrata - the wxpython set is my

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-29 Thread David Robinow
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 9:29 AM, ky...@showmedo.com wrote: ... To reiterate, I responded to this thread because I think Ben's posting gave an unfair impression of the site and i felt the need to address some misconceptions. I am sorry you failed to find the videos, but many tens of thousands

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-29 Thread Bret Fledderjohn
2009/4/29 David Robinow drobi...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 9:29 AM, ky...@showmedo.com wrote: ... To reiterate, I responded to this thread because I think Ben's posting gave an unfair impression of the site and i felt the need to address some misconceptions. I am sorry you failed

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-29 Thread Terry Reedy
Bret Fledderjohn wrote: 2009/4/29 David Robinow drobi...@gmail.com mailto:drobi...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 9:29 AM, ky...@showmedo.com mailto:ky...@showmedo.com wrote: ... To reiterate, I responded to this thread because I think Ben's posting gave an

What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-28 Thread Astley Le Jasper
Hi, I've just stumbled over this (http://showmedo.com/) and being the very visual person I am, it seems like it could be a good way to learn about python. However, before I smack down $60, I wondered if anyone had any opinions on it. My gut feel is that it could be pretty good. ALJ --

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-28 Thread tuxagb
On 28 Apr, 17:09, Astley Le Jasper astley.lejas...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I've just stumbled over this (http://showmedo.com/) and being the very visual person I am, it seems like it could be a good way to learn about python. However, before I smack down $60, I wondered if anyone had any

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-28 Thread Mike Driscoll
On Apr 28, 10:43 am, tuxagb alessiogiovanni.bar...@gmail.com wrote: On 28 Apr, 17:09, Astley Le Jasper astley.lejas...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I've just stumbled over this (http://showmedo.com/) and being the very visual person I am, it seems like it could be a good way to learn about

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-28 Thread Terry Reedy
Astley Le Jasper wrote: I've just stumbled over this (http://showmedo.com/) and being the very visual person I am, it seems like it could be a good way to learn about python. However, before I smack down $60, I wondered if anyone had any opinions on it. My gut feel is that it could be pretty

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-28 Thread kyran
On 29 Apr, 00:07, Ben Finney ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au wrote: Astley Le Jasper astley.lejas...@gmail.com writes: I've just stumbled over this (http://showmedo.com/) and being the very visual person I am, it seems like it could be a good way to learn about python. However, before I smack

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-28 Thread Ben Finney
Thanks for responding. ky...@showmedo.com writes: 99% of the videos on showmedo are available free-and-gratis. They're made by members of the open-source community who receive nothing more than a bit of kudos and an all too rare thank-you. We pay for the hosting and provide the set-up. I

Re: What do you think of ShowMeDo

2009-04-28 Thread Banibrata Dutta
Personally, I faced some despair with a large number of the free ShowMeDo tutorials, example the one on WxPython, where for the first 4 free tutorials, the tutor hardly progresses to any bit of programming, and what is demonstrated was too basic, too slow - to hold my attention. As a concept, I