> -----Original Message----- > From: WC -Sx- Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 9 March 2004 5:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: HERE DOCUMENTS and teachable moments > > R. Joseph Newton wrote: > > > Better just to respond to the situations as they arise. > Sometimes this will mean pointing a person back to a recent > thread that they *really > > should have* read themselves before posting. Sometimes a > thread may also lead to other questions about the approach a > person is taking to > > learning Perl, or to structuring problems. Message threads > can take some interesting courses, and it is not only more > spontaneous, but also > > more information-efficient, to make the knowledge > meaningful in its context, to find the teachable moment. > > > > I agree - so I am totally talked out of the 'how to' thread. > > I would rather not alienate anyone who is helping if people > feel its not > contributing. >
Well that's just too darn bad.. *I* for one learnt something while reading the aforementioned 'how to' and was looking forward to another helping. I agree the problem was the format not the content, since most newbie's, if they are familiar with 'google' et al, are going to search for solutions by stating their problem. Can we create a 'how do' keyed on 'problems answered' rather than 'pure perl'. After all, who reads a 'how to' for something they are not trying to do at the time :-) What about maintaining YAPF in the format of a web page/site which presents a number of 'keywords' to search engines for which the page provides a practical Perl answer. There is always room for more. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
