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In regards to that four-quadrant infographic - how could Technical Reference fall into the category of "theoretical knowledge?" I'd think tutorials would fall
by somethingAlex 5y ago
In regards to that four-quadrant infographic - how could Technical Reference fall into the category of "theoretical knowledge?"
I'd think tutorials would fall under theoretical because if it gets too practical, are you not effectively writing a how to guide?
I'm not really sure the four categories fit into that quadrant scheme as well as they'd like.
- dnautics 5y agoI'm not sure why this is being downvoted. I'll throw in my two cents (not the OP or anything): It's not theoretical knowledge in the sense of "theoretical/applied physics", but rather theoretical knowledge because there is an extra step between it and application. So if I give you a list of functions in a module/class and just tell you what they do, that is more theoretical than a code block that you can cut and paste as running code. I'm not sure how else you would label this axis, theory/practical seems just fine.
- DanieleProcida 5y agoThis is a good question. Practical knowledge is knowing how to do something - tie your shoelaces, instantiate a model class, authenticate to an LDAP server. Theoretical knowledge is knowing what is the case - that the cross-flow valves must be closed at take-off, that everything in Python is an object, what a Python property decorator does. Technical reference is theoretical knowledge (that you apply in practice), as is explanation. Tutorials and how-to guide contain practical knowledge.