Re:Teach, Don't Tell (2013)
by ChrisMarshallNY on Monday March 17, 2025 @05:04AM
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Often referred to, as “recipes.” —Defining the goal, and a specific set of steps, to achieve that singular outcome.
How to calculate the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow, etc.
Tutorials are teaching a method, like which ends of the pliers you grab. They do not assume a lot of domain knowledge.
HowTos pick the user up where she stands with a concrete problem and walks you through a possible solution of that specific problem. Like how to use pliers to twist a wire just firmly enough to hold two things together.