Don't underestimate the power of the web though. For a new student/user, there's a big difference between step 1 being "click this link" rather than "follow thi

Don't underestimate the power of the web though. For a new student/user, there's a big difference between step 1 being "click this link" rather than "follow this intimidating installation process". Javascript is not ideal, but it's quite good, and it's there, already running in a sandbox on the student's machine.