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w3schools.com used to be crap but recently it just gives you what you need to know right away with a couple of examples without delving into the epistemology of
by soheil 6y ago
w3schools.com used to be crap but recently it just gives you what you need to know right away with a couple of examples without delving into the epistemology of what each object, unlike mdn, w3c and the like. It's the next best thing after stackoverflow when it comes to getting the most likely answers quickly.
- jxramos 6y agoIt's also host to a pretty useful experiment page to try things out yourself. It's great for whipping up small scale prototypes with.
- namibj 6y agoYou can also use e.g. https://codesandbox.io/ https://codesandbox.io/ if you want to quickly whip up some prototype.
- Kaze404 6y agoThe lack of information in w3s can cause confusion. I had a recent example when looking for an interaction in CSS that seemed completely bonkers to me that was immediately explained in the first paragraph of MDN. I decided to look up how it was documented on w3s (disclaimer: I hate it) and they never even mention it. Sorry for it not being a concrete example, it was last week and I don't have access to my machine atm.
- Nextgrid 6y agoW3Schools deserves a break IMO. Sure, it's not the best resource and I wouldn't rely on it when learning new things, but it's handy when you know roughly what you want and need a quick reminder of the syntax.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> W3Schools deserves a break IMO. Sure, it's not the best resource and I wouldn't rely on it when learning new things, but it's handy when you know roughly what you want and need a quick reminder of the syntax. Even in that case W3schools is mostly good for getting in the way of the much more useful MDN link that should be the top result.
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoI agree in theory, they improved and surely the result of improvement should be a stopping of the punishment, but I still can't make myself click the links. Anyway when I know exactly the method I want I just add mdn to the search to make it come up. Especially because if it is a specific method I probably want a deep dive, not just some examples.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoFor me, "delving into epistemology" is critical. A straight-up answer, no explanation given, is next to worthless, as I have nothing to evaluate the correctness, completeness, and usefulness of the answer.