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> except that he continued to not read the language documentation before asking a bunch of questions Can't really blame people for that too much, most language
by dan_mctree 4y ago
> except that he continued to not read the language documentation before asking a bunch of questions
Can't really blame people for that too much, most language documentation is utterly unreadable unless you already know exactly what you're doing. And even if you do get it, it's in one eye and out the other. Most people just don't learn very well from reading technical information you don't need to use right away. You might be a happy exception and got to build up your notoriety that way
- samus 4y agoThis doesn't hold for any popular language. For those, a bazillion tutorials in various formats, books and example projects have been written. Language documentation is for looking up nitty-gritty details. You go there if you already know what you're looking for. It works for some languages and for some people, but reading it from top to bottom is usually a horrible way to learn a programming language.