luckyframework / luckyframework/website

Need "Tips" guide to ease the plight of the new user

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Crystal
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Description

Upon returning to this platform after a time, I hit all of the problems I hit the first time. These should be in a "Tips" guide.

What "needs" does to the underlying code.

How to write type-specific code, specifically the need for the value which is classified using is_a? to be in a **local** variable. Yes, this is really a crystal-language issue, but every user will hit it.

How to debug various macro expansions, which seem to obscure which statement _the user_ wrote that is the cause of the error, and instead present lots of macro cybercrud that the user didn't write. Specifically, the macro expansions regarding
* Declaring models.
* Migrations.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the website's existing documentation structure and the issue's requested topics: needs, type-specific code, and debugging macro expansions for model declarations and migrations. Done means a Tips guide covers these newcomer pain points with actionable explanations and examples; the issue names no specific file or test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
crystal
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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