What I've worked on in this area hasn't been an entirely different experience for new users (which might be what this ticket description implies?) but integrating text and features that are helpful to both new and well-versed users. I feel this is preferable at least in the interim - to have things more integrated.

Some assistance/onboarding I've explored:

In function creation/editing:

• Helper text to explain what is required for each field when creating a function
  
  
• Helping users understand what "types" are by providing examples
  
  See more details in the "Errors in Function Editor" Figma file

On the homepage

• Highlighting, on the homepage, functions that are easy to get started with (functions for practice)

• Giving users a chance to engage quickly with a function, for example, this "function of the day" to get a sense of how things work at-a-glance

See more in the Homepage day 1 functions figma file