Lou Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Larry and others... Do you get tired of answering the same questions over and over? I've been visiting this forum a lot over the past two years and have noticed the same exact questions over and over. i don't think I'd ever be a good instructor, because it drives me mad just reading the questions on here. Users don't list what version of PHP or MySQL they're using, whether or not they're using a local server or web host, and just download the code without understanding the basics and expect things to work 100%. I can't imagine what kind of web sites these people are creating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Hey Lou, I think I can safely say I don't get tired of answering the same questions over and over, so long as they're coming from different people. If anything, I take that as an indication that I need to do my job better (i.e., make this more clear, emphasize that, etc.). I do get annoyed telling the same person the same thing over and over again. And, of course, a little humility is always good, as I've no doubt been one of those people a time or two, but perhaps in other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 I think questions would be reduced if readers spent more time on the text. When I was starting, I rushed through the text and started coding right away and made some dumb, dumb mistakes. I *thought* I knew enough to start building and creating code, but clearly I didn't. For example, I started writing code on Notepad, then when there were errors, got lost trying to count the lines! I thought I'd never be a programmer.... Then I realized Notepad plus, PHPEdit, and of course Netbeans make things so much easier. And actually rereading your chapters makes thing stick much more. I always pick up something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 It's funny that you say that. By the time I went from the first edition to my first book to the second, I had learned a lot about writing, and thought I had made some great improvements to the second edition. It's at that time that I realized that I do lots of things as a writer, except make sure the reader actually reads everything I write! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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