[simonista]

It would be really interesting to sit someone down who is fairly comfortable surfing the web, answering emails, using iphoto or microsoft word, but who has never had any experience programming before, and see where they trip up and where they are bored in working through this.

I know a few people I might be able to talk into it. If I do, I'll report back.

[zedshaw]

If you do, take notes, and let me know every part they have a problem with. Usually there's some "magic word" or missing bit they didn't know, or that exercise is just total crap.

[simonista]

My brother agreed to try it once school is out in a couple weeks. I think he's a pretty good candidate: computer savvy and uses a mac, is interested in what I do but has never tried to learn it before. I'll definitely take notes and pass them along.