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When would someone actually use a cheat sheet instead of google?

by jjfine 10y ago

sengork 10y ago
When one is exploring domain specific command sets.
themodelplumber 10y ago
Usually when you think you can find some new treasures in there fast. I use an API cheat sheet all the time. Also when the topic at hand isn't very google-able and the cheat sheet is the next most efficient choice. But a lot of the time cheat sheets get useless fast.
jalami 10y ago
To find something specific you need? probably not. Google's probably still the easiest. To go "I want to refresh myself on X's commands and syntax", read over a short cheat sheet? Maybe
delcaran 10y ago
Working in a fully offline environment, I have git repository with only documentation for everything I may need. In this situation, a cheat sheet or a searchable doc can save my day.
newman8r 10y ago
I think both are useful depending on the situation. Maybe a better question is why I'd want a potentially outdated list of cheat sheets instead google. I bookmarked it anyway.
ACow_Adonis 10y ago
Back in the day when I actually had a desk and walls on which to pin things, I printed out and stuck cheat sheets from the 4 languages in effective use in my context: SAS, R, python and C. The lag/effort was/is far less than google if the info is right there, and I personally found I kept having brain farts where I'd temporarily forget what language the thought I was having was actually in, and could quickly touch base again by referencing the cheat sheet without bringing up the (often distracting) web browser...
chris_wot 10y ago
You'd go to DDG and type in "git cheatsheet". Or for the ultimate in self-referencing cheat sheets, use: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ddg+cheat+sheet&ia=cheatsheet https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ddg+cheat+sheet&ia=cheatsheet This links to: https://duck.co/ia/view/duckduckgo_cheat_sheet https://duck.co/ia/view/duckduckgo_cheat_sheet I think this leveraging off DDG's goodies, part of their Instant Answers: https://duck.co/ia?repo=goodies https://duck.co/ia?repo=goodies

When would someone actually use a cheat sheet instead of google?

by jjfine 10y ago

When would someone actually use a cheat sheet instead of google?

sengork 10y ago

When one is exploring domain specific command sets.

themodelplumber 10y ago

Usually when you think you can find some new treasures in there fast. I use an API cheat sheet all the time. Also when the topic at hand isn't very google-able and the cheat sheet is the next most efficient choice. But a lot of the time cheat sheets get useless fast.

jalami 10y ago

To find something specific you need? probably not. Google's probably still the easiest. To go "I want to refresh myself on X's commands and syntax", read over a short cheat sheet? Maybe

delcaran 10y ago

Working in a fully offline environment, I have git repository with only documentation for everything I may need. In this situation, a cheat sheet or a searchable doc can save my day.

newman8r 10y ago

I think both are useful depending on the situation. Maybe a better question is why I'd want a potentially outdated list of cheat sheets instead google. I bookmarked it anyway.

ACow_Adonis 10y ago

Back in the day when I actually had a desk and walls on which to pin things, I printed out and stuck cheat sheets from the 4 languages in effective use in my context: SAS, R, python and C. The lag/effort was/is far less than google if the info is right there, and I personally found I kept having brain farts where I'd temporarily forget what language the thought I was having was actually in, and could quickly touch base again by referencing the cheat sheet without bringing up the (often distracting) web browser...

chris_wot 10y ago

You'd go to DDG and type in "git cheatsheet". Or for the ultimate in self-referencing cheat sheets, use: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ddg+cheat+sheet&ia=cheatsheet https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ddg+cheat+sheet&ia=cheatsheet This links to: https://duck.co/ia/view/duckduckgo_cheat_sheet https://duck.co/ia/view/duckduckgo_cheat_sheet I think this leveraging off DDG's goodies, part of their Instant Answers: https://duck.co/ia?repo=goodies https://duck.co/ia?repo=goodies