Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
For the tips & tricks, it is best if the each example is stripped to its
bare essentials, and only demonstrates one and only one tip or trick.
I would agree with this *to a point*.
However, for my own learning curve -- especially when I'm a newbie in some field -- I find it useful to see "real-world" examples, which almost by definition will include tens (if not hundreds) of tips/tricks/techniques working together towards a well-defined, "useful" goal. Being shown how a bolt fits into a nut is one thing; seeing fourteen bolt-and-nut combos combined with three pieces of dovetail-joined wood and a leather strap to make a portable bookcase can often be more instructive to many people.
Unfortunately, these "intermediate examples" are much more difficult to develop properly than simple "one-trick ponies" -- I know, having been involved in training and materials development for many years -- but that fact should not deter us from doing our best.
Hopefully, we (the Lilypond community) can work together to make sure as many different "instructive" examples as possible **of differing complexities** are available, so that the greatest number of learners can take the fullest advantage of Lilypond in the shortest period of time.
Onward and upward! Kieren.
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