Hi, Daniel... You're telling Cherry almost the opposite of what she (she?) was told by someone on the list yesterday.
She was complaining that there wasn't enough info out there from her perspective to accomplish simple tasks. There's documentation and plug-in usage, but she said she was frustrated trying to do simple tasks. So, someone recommended that she write about jQuery based on what she already knew... don't worry about whether is completely accurate, thorough, or a best-practice... someone will come along and correct any problems. So that's what's she's done... written about what she knows as a beginner. It's probably very helpful to those who are trying to get started with jQuery and want to learn by doing simple tasks, rather than reading documentation. Better to learn by doing rather than studying theory. Anyway, I'm not sure if you've familiar with the thread yesterday. I just don't want Cherry to think she's being jerked around by people on the list telling her one thing one day and something else the next. It's frustrating enough trying to get started with jQuery enough, as it is. I know. I started only a couple of months ago with absolutely no Javascript experience, so for me, it was especially frustrating. (And in some ways, still is.) Not trying to bust your chops on this, but trying to make sure Cherry doesn't get too frustrated. Also... reading monologues can be *very* beneficial... Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rabbit > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 6:56 AM > To: jQuery (English) > Subject: [jQuery] Re: yet another beginner's diary (pls review!) > > > Reads like a confused monologue. > > Before you start writing, really think about what you want to convey. > If someone reads your blog, will they come away with anything new or > useful? > > I find it often helps to explicitly answer my own questions when I > write. In other words, write to learn. If you don't know something, > learn it, then write about it. Writing about it will reinforce your > understanding of the subject and probably be in a format that other > people will readily enjoy, precisely because you set out to answer a > very specific question. > > If you find you don't have a specific question, chances are you need > to think about what _your_ personal goals are with jQuery (or > anything). Do you want to create an image gallery? Do you want to make > more usable forms? Do you want to learn how to create a modal window > from scratch? Maybe you want to learn better ways to organize your > code (I gleaned this as being true from your blog). > > Most often, the best teacher, and often enough, the only teacher, is > personal experience. Fail enough times and eventually you'll have a > foundation to write about and share with others. > > I wish you the best of luck with your blog, and hope you have a lot of > fun with jQuery; I know I have! > > - Daniel > > --- > > On Feb 3, 8:54 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Seriously, I beg for your opinions/corrections/suggestions ... > > > > http://cherry.austin.googlepages.com/home > > > > Cherry
