Those who feel that the event has nothing to offer should just not attend and stop discouraging beginners from learning something new. We should congratulate Jes for the effort especially bringing together learning institutions and the industry.
"The hardest thing to open is a closed mind!"

2009/7/8 Michael Wakahe <michael.wakahe@mail.mcgill.ca>
I agree with you Mworia. The events are helpful, particularly for those
not from the techie world.

Michael


On Wed, 2009-07-08 at 13:28 -0400, Mworia Wilfred Mutua wrote:
> Well, I have personally been to those events, I dont think they are a
> waste of time... or money. Anyone else who has ben to one of those
> events...?
>
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:25 PM, mike oketch <mikeoketch@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>         Ndugu Mworia
>
>         Ask anyone who has been to those events. They will tell you
>         what a
>         waste they are
>
>
>         On 7/8/09, Mworia Wilfred Mutua <wmworia@gmail.com> wrote:
>         > @okech i think you are hitting below the belt here. there
>         are people who
>         > have gone through a lot of trouble to make this event work
>         out.
>         >
>         > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:58 PM, mike oketch
>         <mikeoketch@gmail.com> wrote:
>         >
>         >> Rad
>         >>
>         >> You can give me the 1500 I buy some mtura jioni in Kibera
>         while
>         >> finishing to fit our slum web dev centre.
>         >>
>         >> None of the people there have anything new to offer. The
>         bootcamps are
>         >> Straths way of looting like the Kibaki's government is
>         teaching all to
>         >>
>         >> On 7/8/09, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
>         >>  > What do you mean 'still rely on off the shelf' jameni!
>         We can't all
>         >> start
>         >> > coding in assembly.
>         >> >
>         >> > Listen, since the cost bothers you so much, I am willing
>         to sponsor you
>         >> to
>         >> > attend. Put your money where your mouth is. Provided you
>         take copious
>         >> notes,
>         >> > write a comprehensive report on what you learned and
>         upload it for
>         >> > anyone
>         >> in
>         >> > this forum who cannot attend to share. We keep
>         complaining that the
>         >> problem
>         >> > is sharing information yet when people attempt to share
>         another
>         >> > complaint
>         >> is
>         >> > pulled out of the hat.
>         >> >
>         >> > Like I said before, nothing is absolutely free.
>         >> >
>         >> >
>         >> >
>         >> > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:04 PM, mike oketch
>         <mikeoketch@gmail.com>
>         >> wrote:
>         >> >
>         >> >> rad
>         >> >>
>         >> >> What kind of handson training in sofware developmeot
>         will people who
>         >> >> still rely on off the shelf teach me? Ingekuwa sare esp
>         for our young
>         >> >> ndugus in colle
>         >> >>
>         >> >
>         >>
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