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

Luís Teixeira lmt at inescporto.pt
Mon Apr 28 11:34:54 CEST 2003


Hi,

We have developed a small tutorial for our students and would like
also to participate. Currently it is not available online but if there is a
place at pure-data.sf.net I would upload it.

luis


At 16:28 27-04-2003, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:

>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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