Minimalist, an aspiring web dev, comp-sci student, hacker, gamer and a linux enthusiast. I like meeting other nerdy people and seeing what they're doing.
Indeed, trying to explain something can show you where your gaps in knowledge are. For me it's about the frontend workflow that I'm writing an article on, and there is some stuff I kind of understood but was surprised how much more there is when I looked closer.
Is there something that surprised you to learn about while writing?
Honestly, I almost always learn something in the process of writing. One example that sticks out was when putting together How To Make A Makefile. I'd been using syntax like $(OBJ): $(BUILDDIR)/%.o : $(SOURCEDIR)/%.cpp, but didn't fully understand what the difference between that and the regular rule syntax was. That led me to learn about static pattern rules, which led to both a more thorough personal understanding and a more thorough article.
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Indeed, trying to explain something can show you where your gaps in knowledge are. For me it's about the frontend workflow that I'm writing an article on, and there is some stuff I kind of understood but was surprised how much more there is when I looked closer.
Is there something that surprised you to learn about while writing?
Honestly, I almost always learn something in the process of writing. One example that sticks out was when putting together How To Make A Makefile. I'd been using syntax like
$(OBJ): $(BUILDDIR)/%.o : $(SOURCEDIR)/%.cpp, but didn't fully understand what the difference between that and the regular rule syntax was. That led me to learn about static pattern rules, which led to both a more thorough personal understanding and a more thorough article.