llkats
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7 years ago In my mind, the most important workshoppers to focus on will be the ones that focus on JavaScript and Node.
My ranking:
- javascripting
- learnyounode
- scopes, chains, and closures
- stream-adventure
- how to npm
Everything else is a supplementary concept to "knowing Node". I'd especially love to see these five workshoppers brought up to snuff, and everything beyond them would be an awesome bonus to me!
When we are considering the quality of a workshopper, it occurred to me that there are several different facets to evaluate them. Among them:
- Content: is the information presented about a topic up-to-date? Is it pertinent to the subject? Is there enough depth on the topic? Overall, does the content give the student enough information to succeed with the topic?
- Exercises: related to content, of course. Do the exercises demonstrate the topic well? Are they granular enough that a student isn't overwhelmed? Do they build on each other, and make sense in the order they're given? Are they comprehensible?
- Code quality: are the workshoppers compatible with the latest versions of Node? Do they work across a variety of platforms, CLI apps, and shells?
In what other ways could we evaluate workshoppers? I think that some of these higher-level evaluations, like content, need to be ironed out well-ahead of the event so that we can write really specific issues for chapters to work on.
watilde
A to-do for Merge into NodeSchool: International Contribution Day!
Identify workshoppers that need the most help, prioritizing Core workshoppers and then supplemental. Volunteer to work on an issue with a NodeSchool chapter here.