Idea for series of nodes - feedback requested

I'm not sure this is the right place to post this, but I couldn't find a better place. I have this idea for a series of nodes to posts and wanted feedback before I got started.

My idea is to show various uses of Perl for my cryptogram hobby. In each article I'd show how I did it and invite improvements. I have several "chapters" of ideas to post, and the (not) working title is something like "How I did it - you can do better: Goibhniu's Cryptogram applications for Perl - Chapter 0: Introduction", etc. I like all the parts, but that's obviously too long for a node title. I imagine standard sections a) motivating and describing the problem in cryptograms, b) presenting my solution and how I use it, c) inviting improvements from code eficiency to redesign.

Some nodes might be:

Chapter 0 - Introduction to ACA cryptograms hobby (little or no Perl)
Chapter 1 - Monoalphabetic substitution key alphabets
Chapter 2 - Word matching
Chapter 3 - Frequency analysis
Chapter 4 - Variety of Contact analysis
. . .

ok, that's not very informative if you're not into the cryptogram stuff already, but suffice it to say (for now) that these bring up slightly different areas of Perl to discuss as well. Also, my coding is horrible, so I'm sure there will be much helpful advice for improvements that others could learn from (if there's interest).

I guess I have some questions to help decide whether to get started:

Would this be of interest to the community? Has something like this been done before (not sure what to look under)? Was it well received?
What section should it post under (Cool Uses?)
Are there problems with the approach (standard sections listed above)? Are there suggestions for improvement?
If I get started, the title obviously needs work as mentioned above.
How frequent should I try to post (weekly? monthly? not more often than I'm ready?)
Are there traps I'm not thinking of? I'm still new to the site, so (how to put this delicately?) is there some lurking flame war I'm going to step on or some issue I should avoid?

I humbly seek wisdom.

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Re: Idea for series of nodes - feedback requested by jdporter (Paladin) on Aug 24, 2007 at 02:03 UTC
I think it would ideally be posted in Meditations. On the topic of posting series of articles, particularly as regards naming, see recent discussion Posting a series of articles.... A word spoken in Mind will reach its own level, in the objective world, by its own weight	[reply]
Re^2: Idea for series of nodes - feedback requested by goibhniu (Hermit) on Aug 24, 2007 at 14:10 UTC
I had a similar concern about Meditations as I did about Tutorials. I'm not sure these are going to give anything PROFOUND about Perl. Might I use the Meditations as a starting place and get it considered for moving to another place if the community prefers it there? By the way, thanks for the Posting a series of articles... link. There's alot of good stuff in there for anyone considering something similar. And also thanks for the encouragement. I'm looking forward to getting started writing this weekend. I humbly seek wisdom.	[reply]
Re^3: Idea for series of nodes - feedback requested by jdporter (Paladin) on Aug 24, 2007 at 19:27 UTC
The criteria for Meditations are fairly fuzzy, whereas the criteria for Tutorials are quite strict. Unless you write the articles in a tutorial style, Tutorials is not appropriate. A post which is meant to be a launching point for discussion isn't a tutorial. A word spoken in Mind will reach its own level, in the objective world, by its own weight	[reply]
Re: Idea for series of nodes - feedback requested by stonecolddevin (Parson) on Aug 24, 2007 at 01:43 UTC
This sounds like a good idea and could probably be put in Tutorials if i'm not mistaken... meh.	[reply]
Re^2: Idea for series of nodes - feedback requested by goibhniu (Hermit) on Aug 24, 2007 at 14:05 UTC
Thanks for the encouragement (and also to all the upvoters). Would it go in Tutorials if I'm more presenting info on Crytpograms than on Perl? Don't get me wrong; this is going to be a VERY Perl-centric series (I'm not coding in C). Still, I'm a self-admitted not-very-good Perler. I expect the meaty Perl stuff will come from the "you can do better" part of "How I did it - you can do better". I humbly seek wisdom.	[reply]
Re: Idea for series of nodes - feedback requested by samizdat (Vicar) on Aug 24, 2007 at 18:38 UTC
goibhniu, If you look at the expertise distribution for Perlmonks, it's a pretty steep exponential. Very few of us are masters, and most of us should be more humble than we are. One thing we all share, though, is that we all appreciate Perl code and want to see more. Practical code -- working code -- is __always__ a good addition to PM, no matter how elegant or efficient, because we all can learn something from it. Perhaps consider CUFP? Don Wilde "There's more than one level to any answer."	[reply]
Re: Idea for series of nodes - feedback requested by mmmmtmmmm (Monk) on Aug 28, 2007 at 11:20 UTC
I would personally find it very useful.I haven't played much with cryptograms, but I just did a quick lookup and it seems like an interesting topic -- closely related to the lexical analysis projects I'm working on currently. So I could definitely benefit from a tutorial. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with... --Snorfles	[reply]
Re: Idea for series of nodes - feedback requested by goibhniu (Hermit) on Aug 28, 2007 at 18:36 UTC
Thanks, all for the up votes. It seemed to me that this belonged in Cool Uses for Perl, so I'm getting started and putting Part 0 there. I hope Part 0 doesn't dissappoint; it's kinda thin on Perl. Now I need to get started on Part 1 so I can get the series back on topic. update: s/Chapter/Part/g; added link to Chapter^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Part 0. I humbly seek wisdom.	[reply]