Apparently I have to send this in chunks, to fool the Bayes filter of our
beloved mailing list into doing The Right Thing.
This session was led by Emily Shaffer. Supporting cast: Ævar Arnfjörð
Bjarmason, brian m. carlson, CB Bailey, and Junio Hamano.
Notes:
1. What’s a public chalk talk?
1. At Google, once a week, the team meets up with no particular topic in
mind, or a couple topics, very informal
2. One person’s turn each week to give an informal talk with a white
board (not using chalk)
3. Topic should be technical and of interest to the presenter
4. For example: how does protocol v2 work
5. Collaborative, interactive user session
6. Helps by learning about things
7. Helps by honing skills like presentation skills
8. A lot of (good) humility involved. For example, colleagues who have
been familiar with the project for a long time admitting they don’t
know, or have been wrong about things. Makes others feel more
comfortable with their perceived lack of knowledge
9. Could be good for everybody on the Git mailing list, might foster less
combative communication on the list
10. Might be a way to attract new people by presenting “old timers” as
humble
2. Does that appeal to anybody else?
