dlang.org "Getting Started" page

Zach the Mystic via Digitalmars-d digitalmars-d at puremagic.com
Sat Jan 31 11:35:43 PST 2015


On Saturday, 31 January 2015 at 19:22:06 UTC, Jonathan Marler 
wrote:
> On Saturday, 31 January 2015 at 19:03:55 UTC, Zach the Mystic 
> wrote:
>> I'm looking for feedback for:
>>
>> https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/878
>> https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14088
>>
>> Investigation shows that the D Wiki is the best landing place 
>> for newcomers, so they are directed there first. I think the 
>> current page leaves newcomers a little bit stranded.
>
>
> Seems like a good idea to me.  One thought, when I'm looking at 
> a new language and I see a "Getting Started", I would expect to 
> see links for tutorials such as how to install and tutorials on 
> writing Hello World...  I would put those links first.

In principle, I agree, but the front page of the Wiki has such 
links already, plus a whole lot more. It won't take the new user 
long to find what they're looking for there.

I thought "Getting Started" was a good title, but maybe I should 
change it to "Introduction".


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