Hey there,
I think an introduction needs to be there that is at the bottom level. I've not looked at much of Miller's book but I get the impression it compliments and fills in the doc/ "tutorial" examples.
I think the first few steps in PD should assume only the use of a computer, creating shortcuts, and so on. A real introduction would involve an installation guide as well. You would be damn suprised how problematic it is for a new user to add a new -lib flag on windows. (Marc Lavallee and I actually had a hard time getting it to work ourselves, having been so long sice we touched it.)
I think documentation should start at the very bottom and build knowledge and skill slowly. It should be structured so that a user with more knowledge can jump in at a particular part and still have a good experience.
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Anton Woldhek wrote:
Ok, so lets drop the port idea then. So what can we offer newbies that find the currenct documentation too difficult (millers book)? Is a text that deals with pd pecularities necessary. What level of dsp knowledge should it assume?