Re: FAQ

Hi,

I agree, it's a daunting task. I wonder if any one person can author the
entire FAQ, in fact how many of us can spare that kind of time? Besides the
hwg-languages list covers a lot of ground. Defenitely Perl & JavaScript head
the ranks, but we aren't really bereft of threads on Java, PHP3, ASP or even
HTML for that matter. This calls for experts in the respective environs to
chip in.

While many of us have had the opportunity to work on more than one platform,
one can hardly call oneself an  experts on all areas. My suggestion is that
we must get some critical mass going.

Perhaps we could enslist volunteers for the task, and get a work gang. I
scarcely consider this an off-topic post since we are still at the early
stages, after all this is the only way fellow listers can know what's
happening. Once this op gets underway in earnest we can take all discussions
off the list.

Cheers,
-Srini

----- Original Message -----
From: Rich Bowen <rbowen(at)rcbowen.com>
To: Srinivasan Ramakrishnan <srinivar(at)md3.vsnl.net.in>
Cc: <hwg-languages(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: archvives and FAQs


| Srinivasan Ramakrishnan wrote:
| >
| > Hi,
| >
| > I've often wondered, do you think the archives are as good as an FAQ?
|
| For this particular list, yes. FOr other lists, well, it depends on who
| wrote the FAQ.
|
| > You can't really download the archives and read them at leisure can you.
An
| > FAQ is like instant cofee. Maybe we should start an effort to build a
good
| > FAQ. I've always felt that a good FAQ can bridge the gap between a good
book
| > and good job experience.
|
| Each of the HWG lists has a place for a FAQ. Some of the lists have
| really good FAQs, and others, not. This one does not yet have one,
| mostly because nobody has taken responsibility for writing it. If you
| would like to head up that effort, we'll get it up on the HWG site in
| the proper place.
|
| The first step is accumulating what you consider to be the FA questions.
| I'm still in that phase on the -servers list, and it's not easy to
| determine what is a one-off, and what is a FAQ.
|
| Since we're getting off-topic, perhaps we can continue the discussion
| off-list.
|
| Rich
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