[nycbug-talk] Conference Topics Thread

[swygue]

On 6/19/06, Peter Wright <pete at nomadlogic.org> wrote:
>
>
> > Peter Wright writes:
> >
> >> I like that idea, although I personally would like to see specific
> >> situations where perl, for example, was used as a tool to solve a
> >> problem
> >> (including anaylsis, which modules where used etc.).
> >
> > I think it highly depends on the target audience.
> >
> >
> >> I think for the long term it's the process an admin goes through more
> >> than
> >> the specifics of the lang itself.
> >
> > This is why I thought of showing the basics on several, rather than one.
> > Many admins may learn let's say perl and try to do everything with it.
> > Just
> > because it is the only tool they know off.
> >
> > By showing, mostly new, admins the different tools they can use perhaps
> > they
> > will better able to decide what they need to use for a particular
> problem.
> >
> > As an example:
> > Say an admin has some data he needs to get from a log file. If all he
> > knows
> > of is perl he may try and learn how to read a file from perl or do
> > re-direction.. then will have to figure out how to parse, etc... whereas
> > the
> > 'cut' utility may be all he needs. If he doesn't know it exists then he
> > will
> > be stuck trying to use the only tool he does know.
> >
> > Without knowing target audience level it's kind of hard to tell which
> > approach may be better. However I think covering examples in several
> > approaches in a sort of recipies way,  may perhaps help more people.
> They
> > basically can come out of the session with specific things to try.
> >
> >
>
>
> yea i guess you are correct, i was assuming we would be addressing a
> higher level audience.  maybe not.
>
> -pete


Please don't leave out Junior Systems Admins, or  Admins from windows world,
where there's no 'cut' utility.




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