Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] Beginner's Break (was PHPTEK Conference questions)

[Roderick T. <tho...@ms...>]

"Beginner's Break" sounds like a dream come true for me.  Thanks for  
considering the thought.  I'll be coming to the Wednesday meetings on a  
regular basis starting with June.  And I'll also make the socials when I'm  
in town on weekends.



On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:07:03 -0400, Richard Lynch <ce...@l-...> wrote:

> So...
>
> Let's try and be more inviting to beginners with a "Beginner's Break"
> at the start of each meeting, eh?
>
> I've been meaning to do this, and tried to get started with it before,
> but hopefully we'll follow-through better this time...
>
> I also definitely like the idea of ending with specific user
> questions, time permitting.
>
> That does tend to lead to small group stuff, and sometimes total
> anarchy and a meeting that drags on.
>
> Perhaps we could take turns coming up with something good for a
> beginner, or taking an on-line tutorial and re-working it for our own
> site or...
>
> To get the ball rolling, how about some "old hands" answer this
> open-ended question OFF-LIST to me, and I'll see what I can pull out
> of it for the JUNE meeting Beginner's Break. (MAY being php|tek
> itself...)
>
> What one thing do you wish somebody had told you when you were a
> beginner?
>
>
> I'll even try to have some kind of beginner's Tips for tonight's
> meeting, if I can squeeze out a half-hour of free time from work and
> meeeting prep errands...
>
>
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