HP Prime

[Tim Wessman]

(09-01-2014 02:28 AM)gbh Wrote:  Okay, I get the picture. The HP Prime User Guide is the best we're going to get.

I didn't say that. The manual is part of the product and will be changed/refined/extended as part of any work. The challenge is always keeping them in sync, and also making sure you don't drag the other langauges way behind.

Quote:So, I'll try another approach. Which standard language is most like PPL? I'll get a book on that language and try to apply it to the HP Prime.

Pascal most likely as pointed out. Really, we tried to make it so it would feel pretty universal and if you'd used any programming lanugage it will make sense just looking at it.

The thing that seems to trip most people up is, as you've discovered, the CAS/Home schizophrenia and when people are trying to mix things in ways that really aren't supported well at the moment. The other major stumbling block is the "try to use it/program it just like a 28/48 series machine".

Quote:While the User Guide still leaves much to be desired (especially examples), I would now raise its rating from 2 stars to 3 stars.

Glad to see it went up at least a little. I agree on the example part. Part of the problems with doing detailed examples is that any *tiny* little change can render those totally invalid depending on how it is written. Trying to minimize sweeping required changes allows us more freedom to fix/resolve/enhance without breaking all the documentation. If a change requires updating 1 section of the manual instead of 40, that can weigh heavily as to whether the fix/change happens now, or has to be batched with more extensive revisions or changes later.