Re: Help with creating examples
"Bertrand LUPART - Linkeo.com" <[email protected]>
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Hello Arie, > So far Pike looks very capable and it is a shame it is not more widespread ... > > Many users, like me, often learn easier and faster by grokking small examples, than by reading large references. > > As I read several times now already in your answers it seems difficult to get to update the documentation soon. > > What if I setup a separate website just in order to create that kind of very simple, but to-the-point examples? Something like www.pike-programming-examples.org <http://www.pike-programming-examples.org/> > > To give you an idea, I have created a website for the Red language, which serves a bit different purpose: www.red-by-example > > Any votes for this idea. > > Of course it would be *very* nice if there were participants to hand me small examples then … You may find some handful code snippet on PLEAC : http://pleac.sourceforge.net/pleac_pike/index.html <http://pleac.sourceforge.net/pleac_pike/index.html> While it need some refresh, the cross-language nature of the website was an interesting feature. If you'd like to start something, maybe think about not being too Pike-centric. Oh, and didn't anyone mention the book? ;) https://www.amazon.com/Pike-Introduction-William-Welliver-Iii/dp/0615152155 -- Bertrand