[Events] What is appealing about hack-day?

[Jessica Ledbetter]

Inviting would be more 3 (it's ok to make mistakes, you're learning) and 5
(so great to point to an error and ask for help), in my opinion. 6 is great
but some wonder what they can do to do something as big as "improve" a
project so maybe it'd be more inviting as learning about helping out your
favorite open source project? (And hopefully get in some commits but
sometimes it takes all the good coding time to just get the environment
setup.)

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Gregg Lind <gregg.lind at gmail.com> wrote:

> We are planning our first PyStar-MN hack night.   For someone coming
> from the Workshop portion (new learner, possibly not sold on the idea
> of coding), what is appealing and unappealing about a Coding Night?
> We are trying to design language that is both OPEN and INVITING and
> not sure which things actually might appeal to such people.  Some
> possibilities:
>
> 1. start writing the NEXT BIG THING website
> 2. Work on your own projects or work through tutorials.
> 3. Start learning a new language or tool you've been meaning to learn.
> 4. Help someone learn or work through "coder's block"
> 5. Ask questions and get help
> 6. Improve your favorite open source project
> 7. automate your workday so you have more time to play Minecraft.
>
> Any of these work particularly well for people?
>
> Gregg
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