[EdLUG] Hacktoberfest

[Tai Kedzierski]

Hi

So I ended up putting together a *very* pared down workshop, focused
primarily on being able to fork, clone, edit, commit, push, and PR.
The material pointed to by Thomas has great coverage, but I would
struggle to condense an actual git course into a short workshop. I've
linked it in the "next steps" section of the workshop notes.

https://github.com/taikedz/git-workshop

FWIW the idea for this event was to get the participants basically
familiar with the minimum necessary, and then help them understand how
to get their chosen project's code and navigate it. I was hoping to
spend no more than 40min on the "teaching" aspect, and from the
workshops I've run at my workplace, just getting a base number of
commands done, and a hands-on session, takes quite a while - over 4h
typically for something comprehensive of the basics needed for a
professional environment.

So in this one, there's workshop notes that the attendees can follow
along with on-screen, a demo program with a data file they will edit
during the workshop, and some tips on contributing. I'll probably
print out a couple of copies as well, but mostly I expect this to
happen online. I've also created a Riot.im chat channel for follow
up... did this as a test, though having second thoughts on it...

https://riot.im/app/#/room/#edlug-general:matrix.org

Any feedback welcome, and I'll happily take PRs on the repo for fixes
and suggestions!

And thanks again to Paul, Nick and Thomas for volunteering to help on
the day! We ourselves would probably want to show up for something
like 14:45 ?

Thanks

Tai


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Tai Kedzierski
Linux Operations and Deployments Engineer


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On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 at 09:50, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Thomas
>
> I'll be doing the planning and write out principally this evening so
> will check those resources then.
>
> Thanks for the offer of help ! I'm going to try and share the event a
> little more, but not sure how much traction I'm going to get.... it is
> very last minute and all
>
> Tai
>
>
> ===
> Tai Kedzierski
> Linux Operations and Deployments Engineer
>
>
> I use LibreOffice , a free, Freedom-respecting replacement for MS Office
>
> Open Source Free Software is a matter of liberty, not price.
> https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software
>
>
> On Sun, 29 Sep 2019 at 13:31, Thomas Kluyver <thomas at kluyver.me.uk> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 28, 2019, at 5:57 PM, Tai Kedzierski wrote:
> > > I'm running the intended session on Saturday afternoon 3pm at Akva. So
> > > far the format will involve producing a quick printed pamphlet how-to,
> > > matching something I'll put online as well, talking through it, then
> > > giving hands-on help. If you have suggestions on how to improve on
> > > that plan, do let me know. I'm perhaps rushing a bit, and making a lot
> > > up as I go... I have already delivered git training at work, but for
> > > whole-afternoon sessions.... I need to refine!
> >
> > If you're looking for inspiration, the software carpentry lesson on git might be a good starting point:
> > http://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/
> >
> > This is meant to fill half a day of an in-person workshop. Software carpentry typically runs as a 2-day workshop over all, with four half-day topics. There's no set order, but there will usually be a section about the shell before starting git. When I've helped with this, I've found the 'Wolfman and Dracula' story a bit annoying, but it avoids tying the lesson to any particular programming language.
> >
> > I can probably come and lend a hand next Saturday.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Thomas
> >
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