that is not true... I for one would hang out on more than one list. And IF no
one did answer the question, what do newbies do.... they get the answer
themselves.
they spend energy on solving the problem and they learn how to learn.
We can exhaust this topic to death.
I just created [EMAIL PROTECTED]
if you want to join use [EMAIL PROTECTED]
newbies are encouraged to observe and learn but please aim entry level
questions here.
Rick
At 04:45 PM 3/29/01 +1000, Gfunk wrote:
>Just my .02c... I really hate these sorts of questions... As the previous
>poster said, if there was a newbie only list, it'd be full of newbies, and
>you'd
>never get anything answered cause there'd be only newbies, and newbies
>would all come to the advance list to ask their questions.
>
>I'd bet my arm that all the best php programmers of the world, hang out on
>this list. I've read heaps of replies by people who _write_ php (shout out
>rasmus), and I myself read posts when I can, and without sounding like a
>tool, I'm a very experienced PHP developer... But sometimes I have
>questions that could be construed as "newbie" because they relate to
>something I've never used before, or any reason...
>
>Plus, I like helping the newbies.. I remember the first time I used php, and
>I had some learnin' to do back then :-)
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jason Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "'Ian Harris'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 4:42 PM
>Subject: RE: [PHP] This PHP list
>
>
> > > I was hoping that this PHP list would be of people developing
> > > with PHP, who have reached some level of familiarity with the product
> > > and when they have had a fair go at solving a problem, they then posted
> > > it to the list. For example, we have a problem in our code where the
> > > last object in an array of objects sometimes vanishes into thin air
> > > depending on whether you comment-out a block of unrelated code further
> > > up the script.
> >
> > Sounds like an interesting problem, but related specifically to your code.
> > Post it and see..?
> >
> > > Unfortunately, this list is full of people with questions like "I want
>to
> > > access a database with PHP. Can someone please send me the source code".
> > >
> > > Does anyone know of any other PHP lists that are more suited
> > > to non-trivial, expert-related discussions?
> >
> > Well, remember it's called PHP General not PHP Advanced Techy Wizardry. :)
> >
> > The reason it's general and not advanced is that if they made an advanced
> > list as you suggest, the newbies would all go there and ask their
>questions.
> >
> > There are quite a few experienced, knowledgeable and advanced users around
> > here. It also helps if you actually ask your questions sometimes too you
> > know 8)
> >
> > > If there aren't any around, I'll start one on Yahoogroups or
> > > some other similar service.
> >
> > Feel free to do it, and best of luck. :)
> >
> > Jason
> >
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