Hi, Edward K. Ream escribió: > > > On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Offray Vladimir Luna Cárdenas > > I want to emphasize is that "filling cabinet" could be a > good term for most of the people (I mean the non techies) but not good > enough for technical people. My point is that different people need > different starting points in their introductory stories. > > > I'm not sure I agree. Filing cabinet is probably the term that I > myself prefer. > > The hardest stories to tell are the very first stories. The problem > is that the reader doesn't know anything: no terms, no concepts, no > examples. Nothing. So we have to start with stories that use only > familiar, every-day images and ideas. > > Of course, the introductory stories aren't the *whole* story. They > must be followed by other stories that elaborate and expand on the > initial ideas. These later stories would be the place to introduce > the concept of Leo's DOM. Presumably these stories would relate to > the central metaphor of a filing cabinet, while making that metaphor > richer by relating it to the dynamic concept behind the notion of DOM. > > So there needs to be no "antagonism" between stories, only a > progression from simple, concrete ideas for newbies to more complex > and abstract stories for those who understand Leo's basics.
I agreed. The key is progression. Using analogy and metaphor to explicit that progression and where analogy and metaphor holds and where it introduce precise new concepts and things. > > I'm glad you made these remarks. My reply has clarified the plan of > action for rewriting Leo's introduction. > I'm glad to be here. Being part of this community has been always food for thought. Cheers, Offray --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
