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Although I thoroughly appreciate the intent of this introductory page, a really bad way of teaching something to the neophyte is to lead with examples of what N
by martinkallstrom 16y ago
Although I thoroughly appreciate the intent of this introductory page, a really bad way of teaching something to the neophyte is to lead with examples of what NOT to do. If they are to appear at all the place for them is far, far down at the page when all the good examples of what to do has been understood and memorized.
Also, the author should probably put something at the top stating who the introduction is intended for. It is clear to me that it is not for newbie programmers, but that would not be clear to the actual newbie.
A beginner could very well set out thinking that this is the perfect introduction to programming for them. And then in the first paragraph discover the semantically very rich phrase "Javascript is a dynamically typed language". To a programmer that is valuable information but to the beginner it just confusing.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoDon't do what Johnny Don't does. Huh? The best method of teaching, in my experience, is to start with the fundamentals (a skeleton model at a high level of abstraction) even if it's not fully accurate and then fill in the details and all of the cautionary advice bit by bit, building up the skeleton model into a more robust and full featured model.
- bootload 16y ago"... Don't do what Johnny Don't does. ..." Love that Simpson quote, "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" S5E8 ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy-Scoutz_%27n_the_Hood http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy-Scoutz_%27n_the_Hood
- dools 16y agoExcept it's actually "Donny Don't" :)
- InclinedPlane 16y agoD'oh, my bad, you're right. http://brammoblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/donny_dont_22.jpg http://brammoblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/donny_dont_22....