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Discussion on: I want to start writing about development, but I’m a beginner. Is this is a bad idea?

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darkwiiplayer profile image
𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️

What generally annoys me is when people have little to no knowledge of something but feel the need to write a tutorial on it which is the exact same content as half a dozen other tutorials or, worse yet, just a copy of the documentation.

Looking at you, "javascript array methods" articles!

Framing the same content as "Here's what I learned about X, did I get anything wrong?" or "I had this problem, found these tutorials, and here's what I ended up doing" is a huge improvement.

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marissab profile image
Marissa B

Agreed on the repetitive newbie tutorial bit! That's a great highlight.

It's more fun and interesting to read how others learn and sometimes bumble through things, plus it's a better opener for discussion. The more grizzled veterans can chime in with "Hey that's how I learned it!" or stuff like I mentioned above instead of breezing over yet another copy-paste tutorial article.