Giving training in programming languages is not as easy as it seems. Getting happy audience out of these course needs good bit of thought.
To make it effective and interesting what one needs to understand is what audience are looking for. The complete spectrum of audience can be classified in 3 categories. I could not think of single course that can satisfy everyone.
1. Starters - Fresh starters and have very minimal exposure to any programming before. These are audience who are really looking to get good overview of the language features. To this audience language details have to be presented in a manner that is easy to absorb. Detailed explanations with simple examples are appreciated by this audience.
There is second category of starters. These are guys who have had some programming experience and picking up a new language. The new language presented correlating to language they are aware of on the common set of features and detailed approach on the unique aspects of new language is more effective.
Very advances features of language can be skipped here.
2. Application - These are audience who have been using it for a while but are more interested in enhancing the usage to make it more effective. This training should start off with the various typical usage pattern of the language.
This session could also cover various best known practices that should be followed. It should also cover the features of language that makes user power user. Also cover the gotchas.
3. Philosophy - This team is practicing seasoned engineers or leads who need to make decisions. Goal here is to present the bigger picture. Cover to an extent why things way they they are aspects. Tracking project which is using this language. If there are any methodology on specific way of usage of this language are of greater interest here.
To make it effective and interesting what one needs to understand is what audience are looking for. The complete spectrum of audience can be classified in 3 categories. I could not think of single course that can satisfy everyone.
1. Starters - Fresh starters and have very minimal exposure to any programming before. These are audience who are really looking to get good overview of the language features. To this audience language details have to be presented in a manner that is easy to absorb. Detailed explanations with simple examples are appreciated by this audience.
There is second category of starters. These are guys who have had some programming experience and picking up a new language. The new language presented correlating to language they are aware of on the common set of features and detailed approach on the unique aspects of new language is more effective.
Very advances features of language can be skipped here.
2. Application - These are audience who have been using it for a while but are more interested in enhancing the usage to make it more effective. This training should start off with the various typical usage pattern of the language.
This session could also cover various best known practices that should be followed. It should also cover the features of language that makes user power user. Also cover the gotchas.
3. Philosophy - This team is practicing seasoned engineers or leads who need to make decisions. Goal here is to present the bigger picture. Cover to an extent why things way they they are aspects. Tracking project which is using this language. If there are any methodology on specific way of usage of this language are of greater interest here.
