[Events] the danger of discouraging a newbie

[Sumana Harihareswara]

A cautionary tale:
http://fionacullinan.com/2013/07/female-programming-dream-thats-gone-off-the-rails/

"If I learned anything that day it’s the truth of ‘those who can do,
can’t necessarily teach’ and the expectation the event engendered of
beginners being able to code in a day left me feeling bruised. I came
out upset and unsure of whether to continue – which is the very opposite
of the outcomes those running the event were trying to achieve."

-Sumana