[HN Gopher] An article using The Little Schemer format, what do ...
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       An article using The Little Schemer format, what do you think of
       it?
        
       Hello HN,  I'm experimenting with an article format and would like
       to know what you think of it. This format draws inspiration from
       The Little Schemer, using a sequence of Q&A. This particular
       article covers the basics of p5.js.  Thank you for your
       constructive remarks.  PHF
        
       Author : phfrohring
       Score  : 3 points
       Date   : 2024-08-07 13:49 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | dingosity wrote:
       | First things first... hella props for just going out and doing
       | something creative.
       | 
       | Things I like:
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       | 1. It's obvious where sections begin and end.
       | 
       | 2. PLENTY or margin and padding. I know some people try to cram
       | as much info on a single line as possible. My old eyes prefer
       | spacing; it helps them track the text.
       | 
       | 3. With one exception (mentioned below) the font sizes seem to
       | "look good."
       | 
       | Things I might suggest are improvable:
       | 
       | 1. It's not obvious what the show/hide button at the top of the
       | page does at first glance. The button is at the top of the page
       | and its effects are seen at the bottom of the page. Maybe put
       | another copy of the button immediately above the answer section?
       | 
       | 2. Continuing the show/hide theme, the per-answer-section
       | show/hide button hides the content, but maintains the blank space
       | in the document. That seems "wrong" to me since I have to scroll
       | past complete blank areas when looking at it on my phone. And I
       | think we could have no end of discussion whether those buttons
       | should be at the top or bottom of the section that gets hidden.
       | I'd just suggest trying putting them at the top and see if they
       | look better to you.
       | 
       | 3. The "Objective", "Question", "Result", "Answer" sub-section
       | headers seem like they should be a little bigger.
       | 
       | I don't know if you tested some of these options, and completely
       | defer to you if you tested them and they look even weirder. Just
       | my $0.02. Mostly looks great.
        
         | phfrohring wrote:
         | Great, thank you for your answer. I will make a few
         | adjustments.
        
           | dingosity wrote:
           | NP. I _love_ seeing people experiment. Thanks for listening.
        
         | phfrohring wrote:
         | 1) At the top of the page, the button reads: "SHOW ANSWERS."
         | 
         | 2.1) There is no more blank space.
         | 
         | 2.2) Buttons are at the top right of each QA.
         | 
         | 3) Headers font size: 1.1rem -> 1.2rem
         | 
         | It looks better to me!
        
       | pwg wrote:
       | Does not render at all (blank screen) with javascript turned off
       | by uBlockOrigin.
        
         | phfrohring wrote:
         | I see. Thank you for reporting. P.S. There are no ads or
         | trackers of any kind on the website.
        
       | chuckadams wrote:
       | The individual "Show Answer" buttons are doing nothing on mobile
       | Safari, though the top toggle button does work. Those fixed top
       | buttons are also eating up a lot of space on a phone.
       | 
       | Otherwise, looks quite nice!
        
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