[Events] RailsBridge event braindump

[Jessica McKellar]

>
> The only project we worked on at the workshop was the tutorial
>> project--that, plus background info, plus answering all the various
>> questions/curiosities people had (plus breaks) took the entire time we had
>> available. There wasn't a freeform hacking session. I'm pretty sure that
>> was
>> the case for everybody. People did discuss apps they were building or
>> wanted
>> to build during off-time when we were chatting, but there wasn't any work
>> being done on them at the workshop. It would've been cool to have had a
>> hackathon--I would've enjoyed that--but I don't think it could've been fit
>> in--even as it was, people were pretty tired by the end (though they did
>> perk up at the afterparty).
>>
>
> Interesting. That's good to know; I think we were aiming for having a
> tutorial session and then a hack session. I think we were going to bite off
> more than we could chew.
>
> Other Boston people: thoughts?


Python has a lot less material than a framework like RoR that is
prerequisite to hacking up something fun. I don't know that as a beginner
I'd want to sit through 6 hours of language basics. I'm not sure what I
could be teaching after 6 hours that wouldn't be totally overwhelming to
someone who came in knowing nothing -- it seems like too much to digest in
one sitting. The project is an opportunity to digest and practice, and I
think there's a lot of value and motivation in taking away something that
you've conceived and written that you can show off to your friends.

That said, I could see 6 hours of best practices for more advanced attendees
working.

So I still like the idea of a project, at least for beginners.

Other thoughts?

-Jessica
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