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From: rigou@nyx.cs.du.edu (richard igou)
Subject: Re: TADS seminar for non-programmers?
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In article <2j16rt$d2i@mercury.mcs.com>, Jorn Barger <jorn@MCS.COM> wrote:

( ... deletions ...)

> ... As someone just said, I think, TADS is the
>closest we have to a lingua franca... but it's a pretty steep slope
>even if you *know* programming...

( ... and more deletions, mostly talk about adapting TADS to hyperfiction 
composition ... )

>jorn


And how steep is the slope for those who know no programming whatsoever 
[such as me =-) ]?? I've been considering sending the TADS licensing fee 
in order to receive the manuals and try my hand at a game, but I fear 
that the learning curve shall prove too precipitous. Can a dedicated tyro 
hope to scale the walls of TADS??

-rick
