Re: [eclipsecon-na-program-committee] raising the bar etc. for tutorial

[Doug Schaefer <cdtdoug@xxxxxxxxx>]

Do we want to set up deadlines/checkpoints so we can make sure these
requirements are in the presenter's minds? That way we could get an
early indication of tutorials that are in trouble.

:D

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:11 AM, Gunnar Wagenknecht
<gunnar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Am 24.01.2012 21:27, schrieb John Arthorne:
>> - Having a way for people to skip steps, or "catch up" if they missed a
>> step is critical. Otherwise if someone gets behind near the beginning
>> they may waste the next three hours because they can't catch up.  Gunnar
>> had an excellent plugin for managing this that he used in his server
>> side tutorial. Maybe he can share a link to that code or put the plugin
>> up somewhere that all presenters can find it.
>
> Kudos go to the RCP book authors because they initially created it.
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/samplings/
>
>> - Don't assume wireless will work quickly or reliably - have a
>> contingency plan for when wireless fails or is too slow to download
>> builds, etc.
>
> Yeah, that's always a surprise. Especially when your setup plan includes
> installing things into Eclipse. I highly recommend preparing packages
> for Linux+Mac+Windows for 64bit +32bit in advance. However, that's quite
> an effort.
>
> Also, there are some other gotchas we run into over the years:
>
> - We prepared our tutorials on Windows. Ports <1024 typically don't work
> on Linux+Mac because the users don't work as root. Thus, make sure to
> make a dry run on other platforms as well.
>
> - Some guy actually complained about my OS/Desktop using a non-English
> setup. You should likely create a second user/profile just for
> demos/tutorials that has a default setup with no distraction (no
> background image, etc.).
>
> - As a presenter, I'm too fast when doing the exercises. For example,
> quite a lot people don't know shortcuts. Thus, whenever you type and use
> a shortcut, explain the shortcut. Don't expect attendees to know every
> available quick fix and shortcut of the Eclipse Java editor.
>
> -Gunnar
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