Incoming from Dave Watkins:
>
> I for one would be interested in looking at this IF it was targeted towards
> the person that had never coded before. I have looked at this before and
> quite frankly have been lost in the dust by individuals that certainly know
> how to code but do not how to help someone learn how to code.
I think most people who asked that would be surprised at how many
people would _love_ to help with it. Most who want to, just don't know
how. What you've got is a classic failure to communicate.
I like to listen to the question, then:
- start with baby steps. answer their question, but watch their
eyes:
- if their eyes roll up in their head,
- you've lost them. start over, or go back a bit.
- else, they're with you so far. say something else profound,
then go to "if their eyes roll up in their head"
I try not to insult by assuming too little, and I try not to confuse
by assuming too much. I've got the time to learn about my student if
my student's got the time to think about the subject.
By the way, in case you didn't notice, that's an algorithm up there.
See, you learned something already. :-) Ask another one!
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