On 2020-11-09 10:44, Simon Cross wrote:
That's quite subjective. Personally I prefer a more complete tutorial
which explains many details so that I don't immediately run into
fundamentals I don't understand when I start using what I've learned.
K&R was very popular, so I don't think I'm alone in this.
Indeed. A common problem with a lot of platform documentation I've experienced
is that tutorials are "fluff" for absolute beginners, complemented with terse,
dense reference material for experts. There is too often very little in-between
to get you to the intermediate level.
That's why the current tutorial is fantastic, imho. It doesn't skip the
all-important middle part of the journey, and gets you to near-intermediate
within a few hours if you've programed before.
Perhaps the first step is too high, however. How about a new Section 0:
Absolute beginners guide, for those new to programming?
-Mike
P.S. I didn't see an obvious link to the tutorial from the home page, it is
sorta buried under getting-started. Perhaps it could be better highlighted.
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