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Bob Walkden wrote:
> Hi Bart,
>
>
>>Let me know if this is a good idea, plus any general ideas about the
>>contents (approach etc.) you'd like to propose at this stage.
>
>
> this is a good idea, I think, but may be difficult to carry out.
Hey, let's not shoot the horse before it is out of the barn!
>
> A useful approach might be to decide on some 'model problems'
> covering different domains, and lead the reader through the
> development process using BB.
>
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~Compose/html/ModProb/
>
It is important to be short and concise. If the model problem is larger
than the task with which the user is currently concerned then this is a
net loss. If, however, a few lines and explanations of how to use
module x of the BlackBox framework are clear then this is a net gain for
the user.
[snip]
-Doug
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