> I agree..........it's much better to find out for yourself by looking in
> books/ help files, etc....if you have no joy then ask fellow developers.
True - people learn by doing things themselves - anyone who learns by parrot
fashion just isn't learning (IMO)...
> I think that we may be being a bit harsh - As Jim says we don't know how
> good people are who post questions here. We also don't know how much time
> he has spent looking for the answer (all be it in the wrong places). What
> seems obvious to some of us may seem impossible to others. I
> know that as a SQL programmer a lot of the SQL questions I get asked by CF
> developers (and see on this forum!) are trivial but I answer them all the
> same (and basic SQL knowledge is, or should be, a requirement for CF
> developers) as should anyone who knows the answer as one day we'll be
> asking questions that are trivial to others and I'd want them answering!
Very true, the reason why some of us are here is to help others - but that
question was on a par with "How do I select all rows from a table?"
It wasn't just trivial, it was basic...
> I also think that the prospect of giving someone a written warning for
> asking trivial questions is entering a whole world of pain.....but good
> luck to you!
We actually gave someone a verbal warning a week or so ago because they
weren't bothing to use on-line references or books and just asking everyone
else around them (thus wasting the other person's time) - they now are the
most attentive mailing list reader for Generator, which is their current
task
As I put on my original message, it wasn't exactly difficult to find - I've
asked junior developers to do the same while I watch (and time) them - it
just proves how easy finding most information is...
Philip Arnold
Director
Certified ColdFusion Developer
ASP Multimedia Limited
T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
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