[Gllug] GLLUG March Meeting -- Update

[charles]

Pete,

I think you've got the right idea. The more basic training provided to Linux
newbies the better. This is what Linux Groups are supposed to be about.
Helping each other. Spreading the knowledge.

Training helps those people who learn more from watching and trying than
just reading and doing. As far as I'm concerned the more people that become
skilled at Linux the better it will be for us all.

Linux needs to be developed and the more people that can do it the better.

Charles



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Ryland" <pdr at createservices.com>
To: "Greater London Linux User Group" <gllug at gllug.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Gllug] GLLUG March Meeting -- Update


> On Thu, Feb 24, 2005 at 03:51:56 +0000, Rich Walker wrote:
> > Pete Ryland <pdr at createservices.com> writes:
> > >
> > > Anyway, I was wondering if there would be any interest in the future
for a
> > > python workshop/tutorial/lesson for beginners to run in the labs
either
> > > instead of a talk or in parallel as an alternative to the talks.  If
there's
> > > enough interest, I'm willing to put in a bit of effort to organise
this and
> > > come up with some teaching materials.  If it turns out to be a
successful
> > > idea, then other training sessions could possibly be done, like
sessions on
> > > vi/vim, C, bash/sh, etc.
> >
> > How about a "for not-beginners"?
> >
> > In other words, assume previous knowledge of programming, and present
> > Python at that level. In the manner of the old P.J.Brown classic "Pascal
> > from Basic".
>
> That would be easier from my perspective too actually, cause all that
would
> be needed is a primer on the syntax.  Perhaps this is indeed a better
idea,
> although I don't wish to condense the material to the point where it's
> inaccessible to complete beginners.  The thing is, non-beginners may be
> better off learning at their own pace anyway.
>
> BTW, I'll likely be using the (very good) python tutorial as a "text
book":
>
> http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html
>
> Pete
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