And I'd also like to add, if people are stuck and have no idea which direction to go, they can ask the question and people here are really good about steering them in the right direction so they can begin taking the steps in the right direction on their own. People are rarely left to completely fend for themselves. That is something you have to love about the programming community.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Nathan Raley <[email protected]> wrote: > Seeing the code that someone else has written helps others in several > different factors: > It shows the direction the person asking the question was heading. > We have an idea of which direction the person asking the question > intends to be. > And most importantly, we see where the person who was asking the > question is stuck at. In situations such as this it helps me to describe to > the person what is wrong and how they may have misinterpreted the > documentation, so that they may fully grasp the concept. > > You can feed someone line after line of code, it doesn't mean that they > will ever really grasp the concept of what is going on unless they have > tried to dive into it and learn it on their own. Then, when they get stuck > and ask a question, someone can come along and explain to them exactly what > was going on, why it was going wrong, how they may fix it, and give the > person a much better understanding of the concept as a whole. > > I am no expert and I do admit sometimes having someone toss out an answer > seems tempting, but in the end you really only hurt yourself and never > really get anywhere. > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:08 PM, IM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well I wouldn't label you an expert. >> >> Rossko schrieb: >> >> You know most people are beginners, others are experts. Why should a >> beginner write all the code when this would take an expert 5 minutes? >> >> >> Because they will stay forever a beginner. >> That's fine, I will forever be a novice bricklayer. I pay others to >> do that me. >> Beginners who want to learn are distinguishable from people who'd like >> others to do something for them for free. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Google Maps API" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<google-maps-api%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.
