[PD] teaching PD to newbies [WAS: Re: [GEM] GEM users request ]

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

It would be really great if we could combine all of the existing tutorials
out there into one coherent, navigatible set of tutorials.  Just like PDDP
is becoming the central repository for docs, and the CVS is the central
repository for externals, there should also be a central repository for
tutorials.  

I think that the tutorials and PDDP should ultimately be part
of the pure-data.sf.net CVS.  It makes working collaboratively much
easier than if these files are spread out all over the net.  

Once this
semester is over, and I get some breathing room, I am going to make a
"Getting Help" section for pure-data.org with links to all of the docs and
tutorials I can find.  If all of the docs and tutorials were
interconnected and easily navigatible, that would be an amazing
resource.

.hc

On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, David Sabine wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> This type of idea is inline with my eventual goal for the PDDP files.
> 
> I have felt that it's very important to, aside from brief and precise
> explanations of the inlets/outlets and arguments of each object, offer at
> least one example of the object being used in a real and typical situation.
> I haven't written any complete tutorials, because I haven't felt that it was
> part of the PDDP mandate -- however, I've been able to offer some
> 'real-world' examples of the objects in context.
> 
> As tutorials are written and completed I would like to provide web links in
> the PDDP to relevant tutorials.  For example, if an online tutorial shows a
> typical usage of [loadbang] (or anything else), then the [loadbang].pd help
> document should provide a link to that tutorial.
> 
> Obviously, [loadbang] is rather straight forward, but other help files would
> benefit a lot from online tutorials.
> 
> For those writing these wonderful tutorials - I would appreciate if you
> contact me if you feel any of the PDDP files deserve a link to your
> tutorial.
> 
> Regards,
> Dave Sabine
> 
> p.s.: I like this thread a lot.  There have been some good ideas - many of
> which are possible, important, and will make PD a more valuable and useable
> tool for all users.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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