-Newbie Friendly Perl Projects +A summer of possibilities (SDL_perl and GSOC 2010 )
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I was thinking you can make projects more accessible to newbies by having a step by step plan included with where they need to look. For example for docs of SDL_perl:
Basically assume nothing is known. I know this may seem demeaning but I am a newbie to Perl and sometimes I hate looking for crust (docs). I call it crust because a crust is useful for me to eat a pizza slice, but it has no flavor .
--yapgh
A seed needs soft soil and water to grow
This is a reply to szabgab's post on how to get newbies interested in Perl modules. Being a newbie in Perl myself I thought I should take a shot.I was thinking you can make projects more accessible to newbies by having a step by step plan included with where they need to look. For example for docs of SDL_perl:
- Look at SDL docs [link]
- See where SDL_perl is using the same functions [link] and the docs to this file [link]
- Use the pod format to add it to the source [link to using pod]
- {BONUS} Come up with tutorial or cookbook [link to example]
- Submit code to github [link] or email them to me [link]
Basically assume nothing is known. I know this may seem demeaning but I am a newbie to Perl and sometimes I hate looking for crust (docs). I call it crust because a crust is useful for me to eat a pizza slice, but it has no flavor .
--yapgh
