...and then we would want some way of testing that all the "good" worksheets all still work with each new release?
John On 24 February 2010 01:54, Oscar Lazo <algebraicame...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 23 feb, 10:39, "Dr. David Kirkby" <david.kir...@onetel.net> wrote: >> If one sets up a Sage server for public use, there is the opportunity for >> someone to publish worksheets, there is a section: >> >> "Browse published Sage worksheets >> (no login required)" >> >> But often those worksheets are bad examples, error message, or just plain >> people >> experimenting. I do not think they generally reflect well on Sage. >> >> Hence I'd propose that there was a collection of worksheets that always >> appeared >> at the top, with sensible names and good examples. Then let the other >> published >> worksheets be shown below. >> >> Either that, or perhaps make it clear that anyone can edit these worksheets, >> and >> so many not represent how best to use Sage. >> >> One normally associates "published" work as being of high quality. But in >> this >> case the "published" can be anything. Whilst regular users of Sage will know >> what this means, for someone taking a quick glance, they are likely to get >> the >> wrong impression. > > I strongly agree! I remember taking the bad impression you described > when I first saw the published worksheets on sagenb.org . I don't > think a rating system would work since there is already one, and it > rarely gets used, sometimes good worksheets get bad rankings and vice > versa. I think it would be best if people would just submit proposed > worksheets for inclusion in the *good* category. > > I further propose that some of these get included in new Sage notebook > installs, so that people new to the notebook can inmediately click on > already made notebooks and get some nice code that works. And although > I am geting of-topic, it would be good to include some worksheet > tutorial. > > thanks > > Oscar > > -- > To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel > URL: http://www.sagemath.org > -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
