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Re: Patch for 1.3.151
From: |
Han-Wen Nienhuys |
Subject: |
Re: Patch for 1.3.151 |
Date: |
Sat, 5 May 2001 23:56:48 +0200 |
address@hidden writes:
> > I disagree. When I encounter a new program, I start looking at FAQs,
> > introductions, readmes, screenshots, etc. The manual is the last thing
> > I'd be looking for.
>
> lily isn't a typical program. it's closer to a language. when you
> want to learn C, you don't look at FAQs, screenshots, etc. you do a
> combination of two things: you read k&r and look at other people's
> code. and you have to do both. without a good book like k&r, your
I agree, however the toplevel index is aimed people just surfing
by. They will not be helped by a manual and source code.
> > More to the point, many of the questions on the mailing list indicate
> > that the manual isn't even read *after* downloading and running lily.
>
> maybe people try the documentation and give up?
I don't know. I wish people would just tell me what they think instead
of letting me do the guesswork.
<Sigh>
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