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The question is whether enough people need such a map.
by jfkebwjsbx 6y ago
The question is whether enough people need such a map.
- steveklabnik 6y agoIn that case: yes, we have a lot of JS people coming to Rust. The difference helps explain that too: if you’re going to learn something, learning something that’s very different from what you’re used to means you get more out of it than learning something similar. When I decided I wanted to move away from Ruby, I didn’t even consider getting deeper into Python. Why would I? They’re so similar that the cost/benefit ratio is off, at least for me back then. YMMV of course. Oh and finally, not every bit of writing has to be extremely useful or hit a wide audience. Sometimes people write things because they want to.
- jfkebwjsbx 6y agoGood points, but when I have done that, I always preferred to start fresh, rather than take a "shortcut" map from A to B. The reason is that otherwise you always try to map things back to your previous knowledge and expertise, which can make you biased or give you tunnel vision. "If you have a hammer..."
- steveklabnik 6y agoYeah, I totally get that. Different people learn differently. :)