On Jan 13, 2008 5:24 AM, Derek Holzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I strongly disagree. Most beginners want to play with high-level objects > that do a lot of the programming for them, rather than dive deep into > data flow & etc. Do we give them what they want, or do we do what's > "good for them"? I think beginners should have access to the most amount > of functions they can without any bullshit. They can learn all the > super-geek stuff later on, when they want to optimize the performance of > PD or customize behaviors. Let them get busy making noise and pictures > first, though! Otherwise they get frustrated and run off the get a crack > of Max/MSP or something.
Well, I quite agree with you, but I don't agree that having to say [synth/megasaw] qualifies as super-geek bullshit... if they've discovered the object, and the object says to call it that way (this would have to be true, of course), I don't think we're pushing the brain-barriers of the beginner too far. If anything, the prefix serves to document and organize the object to reduce confusion. Especially if they say "oh, I wonder what else is in this 'synth' package", it's encouraging exploration. Cheers Luke _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
