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.