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Can someone change this documentation for Node for Max and put in plain English for the rest of us Maxers who don't know javascript, please?

https://docs.cycling74.com/nodeformax/api/

Pretty please. For sure it will raise the adoption level. 

BTW, someone was suggesting you create a new category for Node.

Can someone change this documentation for Node for Max and put in plain English for the rest of us Maxers who don't know javascript, please?
https://docs.cycling74.com/nodeformax/api/ 

Pretty please. For  sure it will raise the adoption level. 

BTW, someone was suggesting you create a new category for Node. 

documentation-for-node-for-max-for-non-js-programmers

☝️ that's a good idea, Node is extensive and powerful enough to be worthy of it's own subforum 👍 

(edit: on second thought, the 'javascript' forum could be relevant enough so i'm good with either way :)

was suggesting you create a new category for Node

  ☝️ that's a good idea, Node is extensive and powerful enough to be worthy of it's own subforum 👍   
(edit: on second thought, the 'javascript' forum could be relevant enough so i'm good with either way :)

We'll be following up with more videos, tutorials and 

 more beginner friendly guides, examples etc to take you guys by the hand. I promise! Also we'll be adjusting the linked to 

 a a bit, however they might still remain a somewhat 

 but I agree that there is 100% a compromise that's friendlier than the current version.

However, while I'm sure we can help with principles, best practices, introductions etc I'd also encourage everyone in the community to start sharing, helping each other and pointing out resources one found valuable to learn basics of JS/Node (even outside of the Max context).

We'll be following up with more videos, tutorials and yes more beginner friendly guides, examples etc to take you guys by the hand. I promise! Also we'll be adjusting the linked to API Docs a a bit, however they might still remain a somewhat technical reference but I agree that there is 100% a compromise that's friendlier than the current version.

I forgot to mention that there is also this starter video over on the C'74 YT Channel:

In this video, Cassie shows you how to send data back and forth between Node and Max. She demonstrates how key presses in Max can update the state of a running Node script, which can in turn be sent back to Max for more processing. This forms the basis of a proof of concept game called Pixel Mover, which follows the journey of a heroic pixel in its quest to move to a different part of the screen.

As always, if you're interested in even more examples of what Node for Max can do, check out http://github.com/cycling74/n4m-examples. We hope that if you make something cool yourself, you'll submit it so that we can incorporate it into a growing body of fun examples and starting points.

Node for Max: Getting Started

I forgot to mention that there is also this starter video over on the C'74 YT Channel:  

Thanks for the updates. I've always <3 this community for its willingness to embrace all skill levels and make the software approachable.

Looking forward to future Node tutorials!

Thanks for the updates. I've always <3 this community for its willingness to embrace all skill levels and make the software approachable. 

Just a quick sidenote, the documentation has been updated with minor improvements to make things easier to consume/identify.

It's still considered "JS reference material" and therefore somewhat tech-driven but hey, pretty sure there will be more documentation/tutorials down the road.

https://docs.cycling74.com/nodeformax/api/ 

Thanks Florian. I'd also like to put a vote in for more docs for advanced programmers. It would be great to have a few pages with descriptions of what's going on under the hood with regard to sockets, IPC, thread/process priority and all that kinda jazz. To help us figure out what's going to work and what might be a dead end, etc. Thanks for all your work on the docs!

Somewhat off-top but it would be nice if the core JS reference in Max were updated as well. The current one is missing several objects, most notably all the Jitter objects.

Somewhat off-top but it would be nice if the core JS reference in Max were updated as well. The current one is missing several objects,  most notably all the Jitter objects.

Documentation for Node for Max for non JS programmers?