Confusing Flash instructions in Problem Set 0

[kimberleehowley]

Hi there! I'm a new student, and when I went to follow the instructions to make sure Flash was enabled in Chrome, I got a bit confused. I think the instructions as they are in the problem set are a bit out of date: https://docs.cs50.net/2018/x/psets/0/pset0.html#tldr

Right now it reads:
"Make sure that your web browser has Flash enabled. If you’re using Google Chrome, you can go to chrome://settings/content, click on Advanced → Content settings, and make sure you "allow" Flash!"

To make this more clear to future students with less experience (like me!) I'd suggest revising to:
"Make sure that your web browser has Flash enabled. If you're using Google Chrome, you can type chrome://settings/content in your browser, then scroll down to the "Flash" section. Make sure "Ask First" is enabled so you can allow Flash to run when you're using Scratch."

Thank you!
Kimberlee

[curiouskiwi]

Hi @kimberleejohnson, if you are just starting out, you'd be best to follow the current course (2019/x) as the 2018 is now outdated with regards to this Scratch problem. In the past, Scratch was Flash-based but the latest version (v 3.0) is not. It is this version that is currently being used for CS50x on edX. Here's the latest spec: https://docs.cs50.net/2019/x/psets/0/index.html which then links you to the Scratch spec: https://docs.cs50.net/2019/x/psets/0/scratch.html

[kimberleehowley]

Thanks @curiouskiwi! As an FYI, I got to that outdated link because of a Google search [0], and it looks like the 2018 link is the first one that pops up.

I'm not an SEO expert, but if there's a way to make the 2019 link show up first for other students (I'm sure I won't be the only one to feel, well, lazy on a Sunday night and click on the first link without noticing the date in the url), that might be worthwhile!

[0] I had a hard time figuring out where the problem set was linked in EdX, but eventually realized what all the icons in the navbar meant.