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Sometimes an "average person", like me, is in the early stages of their study of your chosen field Mr. Robinson. As such, articles such as this are very helpfu
by jdileo 18y ago
Sometimes an "average person", like me, is in the early stages of their study of your chosen field Mr. Robinson. As such, articles such as this are very helpful.
Why the disdain and distrust of a novice trying to educate themselves?
- tlrobinson 18y agoNo disdain or distrust, I just personally can't stand reading them.
- scott_s 18y agoThe difficulty is that such articles are often written by people who don't have a deep understanding, either. For this reason, their characterizations have subtle errors.
- vsedach 18y ago"Why the disdain and distrust of a novice trying to educate themselves?" Accepting something that is wrong and dumbed down for "average users" is a disservice to yourself. The entire idea of "average users" and the infantilization that goes along with it is a big problem in the computing industry today. Read Ellen Rose's "User Error," and then when you need to learn something next time, go straight to the best available source for it. Frequently these will be technical reports or refereed papers. You don't need some hack being paid by the word to summarize and misinterpret these for you.