While I do agree that live coding can be quite boring, it is helpful when trying to demonstrate coding conventions. Learning code from a live tutorial is far ea

While I do agree that live coding can be quite boring, it is helpful when trying to demonstrate coding conventions. Learning code from a live tutorial is far easier than from a wall of code (that can be copy pasted better from a website and such). A lot of people attend these talks to learn, and it is up to the presenter to judge what best fits of the type of presentation.