Comments on: Ruby Hoedown Slides

By: dkannan

dkannan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:37:16 +0000

is it possible to get the video anywhere

By: ice799

ice799 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:08:48 +0000

OK, I updated the post with a link to a PDF version. (http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1681973/threaded_awe...).

But first, please chill the fuck out.

By: ice799

ice799 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:04:17 +0000

OK, I put a copy of the PDF on dropbox and put the link above. (http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1681973/threaded_awe...)

By: Name

Name — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:58:40 +0000

Your wallet can't handle a PDF?

Hmm, so the cost to distribute content does matter? Perhaps then so should the cost retrieve the content, especially the cost of personal time expended.

Drop the one line at a time format please. Its totally painful and slows things down enormously.

Also consider using a plain HTML format. Its faster for the reader, it can be scaled to the size most comfortable for the reader (in browser), It causes less resource consumption on -both- the web server and the web browser. Finally they are easier to pass around . The faster your content gets shared the more your influence and reputation will grow.

By: George

George — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:51:24 +0000

I'm sure the content of your presentation is great. Unfortunately you made two decisions that make it very difficult to read it. Decision #1: using this web site. Its is so overladen with Javascript it has totally bogged down in my browser (FF 3.014). using 900 MB (on a system with 512 Mb (1/2 GB) of RAM. a configuration which is equal to or larger than 85% of the PC's the world today.) Decision #2: A DIFFERENT SLIDE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LINE?????
Look, I'm an adult I've been reading on my own for 45 years or so. Don't make me click the mouse each time I want to read the next LINE FOR GOD'S SAKE! 263 SLIDES?????? 263???? Unbelievable.
Post a plain html version on one page. If you want readers, then give them the easiest and fastest way to consume your content possible, eg - stay out of their way.
Don't force them to jump through hoops just to read a text outline.

Remember UNIX? KISS? Always use the simplest format possible.

I'm giving up on slide 61 (about 8 actual pages. ) Let me know when you post it in a more appropriate format.

By: botanicus

botanicus — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:33:43 +0000

Wow, great job guys!

By: ice799

ice799 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:44:31 +0000

I think that if you create a slideshare account and log in, you should be able to download the PDF that was uploaded to create the slideshare.

If not, let me know and I can post a PDF. I'd prefer to defer to slideshare if possible, because I don't think I have the bandwidth/wallet to serve up that PDF =]

Thanks for reading.

By: Name

Name — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:21:04 +0000

is it possible to get a pdf?