Re:Rabbit Holes: The Secret to Technical Expertise
by stevekemp on Monday August 26, 2019 @01:54PM
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Yeah sometimes the best replies I can make are "I'm sure if you wrote it people would be greatful". I don't like saying "no" to people, and often go out of my way to answer quite complicated questions.
But when receiving a brief "Point me at a tutorial for XXX/YY/ZZ" email it's hard to discern whether the person wants to learn, is incapable of using a search engine, or is really contacting the wrong person.
The bad thing about the Internet is that it is interspersed with incorrect or misleading information. When tackling something outside your expertise, and outside the expertise of a large number of people, it can be hard to discern the two.
And then we are forced to go back to our web of trust. "I trust Steve Kemp is knowledgeable, and he can get me bootstrapped."
I honestly don't know a way around this outside some sort of curated expert-reviewed system.
Of course, being snarky, I might answer, "I'm unaware, sorry. However, after you learn, I'd love it if you can create such a tutorial to help others after you!"