A step-by-step guide on how to develop and run a "Hello World" sort of app on Holochain would go a long way in increasing the credibility and adoption. I'd be happy to follow it if one exists.
There is a github with our apps, including what we call a HoloWorld bit here...
https://github.com/holochain/HoloWorldtake a peak at the gitub repositories of our twitter clone, p2p slack, etc here
https://github.com/holochain/