Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 09:20:42 -0700
From: David Fetter <david@fetter.org>
To: Craig Kerstiens <craig@heroku.com>
Cc: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>, pgsql-docs <pgsql-docs@postgresql.org>,
 Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>
Subject: Re: Google Doc Camp
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+1 for PostgreSQL tutorials that actually tutor.  Is it worth trying
to do a baseline general one first, or going directly to separate ones
for DBAs, app & DB developers, etc.?

Cheers,
David.
On Sat, Aug 03, 2013 at 06:45:49PM -0700, Craig Kerstiens wrote:
> Count me as both intrigued and interest.   
> 
> Josh and others may know my feelings… The Postgres tutorial needs to be entirely blown up. There's a great set of reference docs, but in terms of getting started its quite painful. I suspect with some information on what people are paying to in the existing docs, as well as various resources such as postgresguide.com (http://postgresguide.com) we could create a tutorial that is not only helpful but helps compete quite well in the broader DBA/app dev ecosystem.  
> 
> ~ Craig
> 
> 
> On Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> 
> > All,
> >  
> > http://www.flossmanuals.org/news/2013-doc-camp-call-proposals
> >  
> > I think this would be a terrific opportunity for us to finally put
> > together a really comprehensive, high-quality PostgreSQL Newbie
> > Tutorial. I'd be willing to devote a couple days of my time to that,
> > and contribute some of our corporate training materials.
> >  
> > However, I can only do it if 4 other people want to do it too.
> >  
> > The event is October 16-18, right before the GSOC Summit; if we get
> > accepted, food & accomodations are paid for, and I can make a good case
> > to pay for any airfare costs out of community funds.
> >  
> > Who's up for it?
> >  
> > --  
> > Josh Berkus
> > PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
> > http://pgexperts.com
> >  
> >  
> >  
> 
> 

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