Yes!!! I would love a workshop/session/whatever on "everything you need to
learn, software package-wise, to take advantage of Code4Lib hands-on
workshops". That would be such a help, as it's so often assumed.  --Linda

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Fox, Bobbi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi, Christina!
>
> I don't have a workshop to propose, but I *do* have a plea for any
> workshop that is a hands-on-the-laptop experience:
>
> That the presenter of said workshop provide links, in advance, to any
> software needed.  If the presenter would suggest the use of vagrant or
> docker (or whatever else is out there), then links to those tools, plus
> good, easy implementation instructions, should also be supplied in
> advance.  In addition, if the workshop is going to feature a particular
> language or framework, that should be specified in advance as well.  (why
> no, I *don't* know how to spin up a web server on my Windoze laptop; at
> work I do it in Linux!)
>
> I have unfortunately been to too many workshops where the presenter either
> assumed a crystal-clear, fast, internet connection for the 40 participants,
> or assumed a lot more vagrant/docker knowledge than I, and several others,
> had.
>
>
> (hmm, maybe I can find someone to propose an "everything you need to
> learn, software package-wise, to take advantage of Code4Lib hands-on
> workshops...)
>
> Cheers,
> Bobbi
>