From: Curt Hibbs Date: 2004-05-07T10:34:36+09:00 Subject: Re: Promoting Ruby [was [OT]Is Ruby Top 1 of Programming Languages that are Loved?] Sean Russell wrote: > > gabriele renzi wrote in message > news:... > > that is a nice idea, But I wonder: what could be distilled in this > > 'selling rubys' project that could not be done via ruby-lang.org or > > rubygarden ? > > There are a couple of things missing that I think they're trying to > address. One of them is a professional, slick slideshow presentation > (with presentation notes) discussing Ruby's advantages in clear > language. For maximum effectiveness, it would also honestly list > Ruby's weaknesses, too -- when not to use Ruby. > > I think this is a good idea, although I have my doubts about how > effective a one-size-fits-all approach to presentations is. At the > very least, you'd need different presentations; you wouldn't give the > same presentation to a VP, to a manager, to a tech lead, to a > salesperson, and to a developer. They'll each want different levels > of detail, different language, and will be motivated by different > aspects. One of the rules of selling any product is to pick one idea, > and focus on it. More importantly, successfull presentations are > tailored to their audience. If you're in the pharmaceuticals > industry, you'll use different vocabulary and different examples than > if you were giving the presentation to a group of people from the > automotive industry. Heck, you'll pitch it differently if you're > pitching to Java people than if you were pitching to C people. > > Still, it is a worthy pursuit. I agree with everything you've said. However, I wasn't really thinking of a one-size fits all approach. Perhaps a few sample end-to-end presentations for different audiences, but also a repository of source material from which people could pick and choose various things to help them put together their own custom presentation. Curt