I find articles like this pretty useful and always bookmark them. They are useful for me when I've already invested the time to learn the rudimentary basics of

I find articles like this pretty useful and always bookmark them. They are useful for me when I've already invested the time to learn the rudimentary basics of a language; after that, each of these tips usually provides an 'a-ha' moment and saves me from learning something the hard way...but I wouldn't start reading this before getting yourself to at least an elementary understanding of the material.