V. Cekvenich wrote:
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> Some posters on mail list only do philosophical answers, but if I show
> code, I can live with the critiqe, it makes it a better design.
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Vic, don't take this wrong :-) I think you're doing a lot of good, and
I certainly wouldn't want to offend you:
My approach is to KISS my answers :-) Yes, there are times when a
person needs additional guidance - let them ask for it. To be quite
forward, I personally believe it is a "best practice" to point people to
good resources and let them get ideas for their implementation there.
Being developers worth our salt (!) we shouldn't always need a
full-blown code example. Omitting the code and giving a "quick
overview" is often done by me because of one of:
- I've already posted code for a given solution at least a couple times
- I think the person shows an obvious lack of self-discipline to go
acitvely learn the technology
(In which case, I do not see it as my job to do everything for them)
- I believe the references I give can speak volumes more than any
code snippit I could post
- It saves bandwidth
I'm all for helping people out, and I do fully realize there are times
when thoughts can't be conveyed in a better form than with a code
sample, however I also believe that for those people that are willing to
put a little work into it, direction is more important (and better) than
spoon-feeding :-)
Just my opinion ;-) You'll notice that I do post solid examples when
it's obvious to me someone needs them.
Best Regards,
Eddie
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