Possibly, a one-click image could lighten the initial cognitive load to start using Pharo, but being a begginer do not should imply he must download a specific version, to be careful in this sense means recommend and not impose. One can be a begginer in Pharo but not in Smalltalk, or a begginer with an exploratory mentality, and this exploration could be directed by specific interests (business, research, etc), so I can be a begginer in Pharo and want to see alternatives in the first place. Anyway, I've updated the page http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/Downloads?tm=2 Best regards
Hernán 2009/2/8 Michael Rueger <[email protected]> > wouldn't most of the problems fixed by pointing beginners to the one > click version of Pharo? > > Michael > > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Hernán Morales Durand > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Let's suppose I'm a first visitor reading this page: > > > > http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/Downloads?tm=2 > > > > " ... A link is given below to get the image ... " > > There are various links below, specifically what is that link? > (Suggestion: > > anchor the link word) > > > > " ... You can either upgrade your image ... " > > Any hint or link explaining how? > > > > " ... The virtual machine may be downloaded from ... " > > Suggestion: > > " ... The virtual machine [for the X Operating System] may be downloaded > > from ... " and then > > "The virtual machine [for the Y Operating System] may be downloaded from > ... > > " > > > > " ... The lastest VM available ... " > > " ... The latest VM available ... " (typo) > > > > " Pharo files are still hosted at the Pharo INRIA project site. " > > From an user point of view I don't know why that would be relevant. > > > > " Please head over to http://gforge.inria.fr/frs/?group_id=1299 " > > To get the image ? the image and VM ? to choose downloading options ? > > (what I mean is that isn't clear the "image" reference at the beggining > of > > page refers to this link or the "specific files" link below). > > > > " Here are some links to specific files: > > Pharo Core: Pharo0.1Core-10204.zip " > > Suggestion: > > " If you want to do/have/use X, you can download Pharo Core... " > > " If you want to do/have/use Y, you can download Pharo Developer... " > > etc. > > > > Final notes: > > -There is no "Installation instructions" guidelines or link, this > commonly > > is: "When download is completed, uncompress.... get a mysterious .sources > > file, and then copy the .exe there......" > > -Still remain assumptions for a first visitor, like he already knows what > is > > an image, a virtual machine. Many first visitors are outsiders and they > > download first, read later (show me don't tell me). My suggestion is to > > provide a link/page in key words "image", "virtual machine", I guess > there > > are many sites where this is explained easily; and a reference link, to > the > > SqueakByExample book for example, for people who wants to read more. > > Just a couple of suggestions. > > > > Cheers > > > > Hernán > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pharo-project mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pharo-project mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >
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