> Anyway, I'm not sure if you've familiar with the thread yesterday. Nay, I'm not, but thank you for bringing it up.
My apologies Cherry if I confused you; not my intention. Yes, monologues do sometimes spark sudden understanding (those ah, ha! moments). By all means, write for yourself first, if you are your audience. =) - Daniel --- On Feb 4, 7:52 am, "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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
