jkwchui
Soliciting feedback on an Ash primer tutorial
Hello all. I am drafting a tutorial for Ash, using AshCsv as a transparent datalayer, and contrasting the imperative-declarative ways of going about things. It’ll have some LiveBooks / source CSV, so it’s minimal setup to get started; and some accompanying videos for those who like to see it in action.
Before doing those, I want to make sure the content is alright. I am writing as someone relatively new to both Elixir and Ash, so your critical eyes would be helpful. I’ve published the draft here: A Gentle Primer to Ash – jon.hk
If you can let me know what should be changed (and probably how), then I’ll try to work it in. I anticipate one criticism being too much redundancy; that is intentional, as I think making minimal changes between steps, and showing each of these minimal changes explicitly, helps people who are new.
(I’m thinking about what is the right scenario extension for [2-4] relationship… ideas are welcome!)
Edit: I am also looking to disable code-formatting in LiveBooks, as they messes up the Ash DSL. Is that possible?
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jkwchui
The LiveBooks / CSVs are here! 
I personally love tutorials that come with LiveBooks (and enjoyed @woutdp 's Ash set), and hope this self-contained/transparent setup can be an inviting start for everyone that was intimidated by the sheer Bigness of Ash.
…the sad thing is that I wrote [2-4] from a different browser window and somehow that got overwrote 
Will add that back in the next day or two.
TwistingTwists
This is great as an introductory material.
Would love to have a deeper guide on relationships. 
jkwchui
Hello all.
The prose and LiveBooks are now done, with a new section on Code Interface inserted after calculations/queries, and the Relationship section is re-written to assume knowledge of code interface. I think this is as much as I can stretch “a Gentle Primer”
Different strokes for different folks: there are also (low production) video walkthrough accompanying the article, that is parallel to the prose and the LiveBooks. I will keep coming back to this thread for your comments, but I consider this complete (and if you find it helpful, you’re welcome to share with the world).
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