Include Getting Started Information

[finlaydotb]

I recently started reading the Yesod book and it was a bit confusing trying to figure out how to get started. The section that introduced the first code here https://www.yesodweb.com/book-1.6/basics does not work out of the box. It seems some prior installation needs to have happened.

I later found the quickstart guide here which seems to contain the prerequisites. I think it would be useful if the Yesod book itself contains this instructions, or it points to it

[snoyberg]

The book is broken into chapters. The quick start guide is linked in the previous chapter.

[finlaydotb]

Unfortunately the quick start guide is really essential that I believe it should not be buried in a "previous chapter". I think it will be nicer if it is linked in the side link, and also if the basic chapter mentions more explicitly that instructions listed in the quick start guide should have been executed...

and finally I would change the title from quick start guide into something more descriptive...ie something like setting up yesod, setting up development environment etc :)

[snoyberg]

PR welcome

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On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 at 8:28 AM finlaydotb ***@***.***> wrote: Unfortunately the quick start guide is really essential that I believe it should not be buried in a "previous chapter". I think it will be nicer if it is linked in the side link, and also if the basic chapter mentions more explicitly that instructions listed in the quick start guide should have been executed... and finally I would change the title from *quick start guide* into something more descriptive...ie something like *setting up yesod*, *setting up development environment* etc :) — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#256 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAAMCB2JP7LHF2K4KCRC45DSPTGZHANCNFSM4TP33X5Q> .