Re: Beginner to programming. References to understand terms.

[steve donovan <steve.j.donovan@...>]

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Paul Merrell <marbux@gmail.com> wrote:
> For beginners, we need a better explanation of variable scope and how
> to implement that on the wiki. It took me more than a year to finally
> figure that out and then only with some guidance from people on this
> list.

Yes, and it's too easy to forget our own difficulties. With increasing
mastery, pain points recede and a person finds it hard to inhabit the
space of the beginner.

I think some pretty diagrams can help!  I have the tutorial itch
again, so I'll start putting stuff on the wiki.