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Posted by Visionary on 06/19/06 12:41
Sorry if this counts as a top post, quite alot to quote here :)
If I had the opportunity to snap my fingers and *magically* have 40
years experience, I wouldn't mind. Now, 40 years of experience with
only having done a project here and there, compared to 6 years
experience working full time on projects would obviously yield a
difference in knowledge. My 6 years of 'experience' sadly comes from a
variety of sources- online tutorials, a few books, and a handful of
helpful people who have shared their knowledge. I'm sure if my 6 years
of experience came from going to college, I would be a much better
designer/programmer.
I agree with Jerry on the point of online tutorials not really giving
much. It's frustrating to someone who can't afford college (at least at
this point...) and sometimes doesn't have the option or leisure of
buying a really good book on a particular subject. One thing I've
noticed about online tutorials is that you can find the same tutorials
in several places, each using a different style/approach to achieve the
same end product/effect. At first, you would think this was a good
thing. Not if you're a beginner. It causes confusion. Take for example
some of the PHP tutorials I've read- a very simple thing. Some explain
to do this, to start a php file:
<?
php code
?>
While others do this:
<?php
php code
?>
And they do so, without explaining the why/how/when. Personally I
always start out with <?php. Sure, these tutorials can definitely help
a lowly noob get on his feet, but they sure as hell aren't going to
make him understand what he's doing. I think this ties into 6 years vs
40 years experience. 40 years of messing with code would yield a much
higher understanding of why you would use one method or another.
PS- how do you do the -show quote- bit?
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