[Cuis-dev] TheCuisBook openInErudite

[ken.dickey at whidbey.com]

On 2021-03-16 09:57, Rafael Ignacio Matías Sniechowski via Cuis-dev 
wrote:

> I am reading the Cuis Book, it is an awesome job!
> Just one question. It is worth the effort to also make an Erudite 
> version of it?
> That is something that always goes through my mind, integrating the 
> documentation...
> I would like to hear from you, pro-con, etc.

Nacho,

Great idea.  Slightly different book.

One problem I have with Erudite is keeping all the book text in the 
image -- makes it a bit bigger.  But memory is cheap these days and that 
is probably my quirk.

The major difference I see is in creating a process to track/manage and 
manage reader/learner/coder/user progress.

Small things and big things.  Erudite is great for the small code 
examples and challenges.

As one is learning and using Cuis tools (Code Browser, Debugger, Package 
Browser, Workspace) one must leave the Erudite book to actually use the 
tools.  One is also probably saving and reloading an image and a/the 
Starwars! package.

How is this done without confusion to the learner?

To maintain clarity in the Erudite version, the small things 
(samples/challenges within Erudite) must be marked out from the big 
things (leave Erudite to use Cuis tools).

When to save the image and when to save the Starwars! package must be 
very clear.

It might be a good idea to have some check-list or thermometer-gauge to 
track the user's progress through construction of Startwars!.

For the right person(s) this could be fun!

Is it fun for you?

$0.02,
-KenD