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From: matth@bellatlantic.net (Matthew Hulett)
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Subject: Re: Net Yaroze Tutorial Preview
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 23:39:36 GMT
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>There are two sections in this lesson... One goes over printing "Hello,
>World!" to the computer, and the other goes over printing "Hello,
>World!" to the TV screen. This is done step-by-step, explaining every
>line -- what it does, why it works, and anything else in between.

   Hey, why did the second part just end abruptly like that?

>The last part of this tutorial isn't finished... So don't bitch about
>it. :)

   Ooops. ;-))

>Just tell me what you think about the layout. Do you like it? 

   Sure.

> Does the
>color-coding of the code examples help?

   Yes.

> (Color coding the code examples
>is done by hand and is a BITCH to do. But if it significantly helps with
>readability, I don't mind doing it) 

Bottom line: I personally could live without it. It's nice, but not at
all necessary. I would hate to see you become disenchanted with the
project because of excess tedium. 

>And most importantly, if you were a
>newbie, do you think you could learn from it?

Am I newbie? Hmm... Well, I am a beginner programmer.
Yes, I could learn from it.

I do notice that many writers prefer acrobat and .pdf format for doing
these types of projects, are you sure you prefer .htm to .pdf?

My opinion: There is a wide range of experience levels in the program.
Many beginners don't participate all that often. Sony's policy is that
the program is for advanced programmers, and we will probably never
see a beginner's tutorial from Sony. I finished my first book on game
programming before the summer (21 Days...), and yet I find my self
deeply in need of a tutorial to bridge the gap between PC and yaroze
programming. I, and I suspect others, will deeply appreciate any
effort you put forth in this area. Don't sweat the details, you're
filling a void in which there is little competition.  I know I will
have no complaints.

It's cool you want to do a great job, but you have quite a challenge
in front of you, I just don't want to see an entry from you one day
saying, "Forget this, it is too much work..."

Good luck.

-Matt