Hi Laetitia, On 2/12/19 3:06 AM, Lætitia Avrot wrote: > To me, there are 2 options: > - either, we change the "Tutorial" name of that chapter, so millenials > don't think they will find a step by step doc on how to install, > configure and connect to Postgres and add a tutorial page (the name can > be changed) on the postgresql.org <http://postgresql.org> website
I don't know if we need to change the name as much as it needs some rewriting. Perhaps the whole section is simplified to a "getting started" that gets people to download, install, and run PostgreSQL in their desired environment, and then the basic commands to get started (which I think we do a decent job of that portion?) In my early days of using PostgreSQL, I remember this being in my bookmarks for getting started: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/install-short.html Perhaps we can also boil something down for the modern methods of installation. Also I would not necessarily say this is a "millennial" issue, I think this extends to many new users of PostgreSQL who, in particular, may not be as used to the command-line. (I also say that as someone who is technically considered a millennial ;-) > - either we change the first part "getting started" to add practical > installation steps (but it might be redundant with the download page of > postgresql.org <http://postgresql.org>), basic configuration (if needed, > as how to open connection for your OS user, that kind of things) and how > to connect with psql on several OS (Windows included). +1. One thing to consider is that many people also use something like pgAdmin (I've often heard people thing pgAdmin is PostgreSQL) which also adds to the how people get started. > I think we really need to take care of beginners who would like to > install postgres on their laptop to "give it a try". A section that was added as part of the website update last year and subsequently poorly named by me was this: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/online-resources/ Which contains a list of tutorials and other resources to help get started with PostgreSQL. We could give this page a better name in the hope that it helps people with more of the "getting started" pieces until if/when we change the docs. Thanks, Jonathan
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