From: SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@...>
Date: 2007-02-15T06:24:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Adopt-a-newbie? Based on actual experience.

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You don't need to be a pro.

I'm not.

The questions these... adopters... shoudl answer are those too simplistic to
have the whole list look at them, and giving a direction on implementing
something.

If there's interest, I have permision from Semantha to quote the discussion
that led to this. It was mainly showing her a lighter way to do something
she was going, IMHO, too heavy about. In the process she learned stuff about
YAML and that Hash is general (it turns out too many Hash examples are only
symbol => symbol).

Aur Saraf

On 2/14/07, Peter Szinek <peter@rubyrailways.com> wrote:
>
> SonOfLilit wrote:
> > Well, until further notice (and please read this thread to the end to
> check
> > that further notice wasn't issued), I will coordinate this personally.
> >
> > Any newbie who thinks he would benefit from such tutorship should mail
> me
> > and will probably get ME as a tutor.
> >
> > If I'm too swamped I'll ask Logan, and anyone else who volunteers, to
> take
> > some new ones (and redirect them by email).
>
> I think this is a fabulous idea.
>
> OK, I am also in if Logan will get swamped, too :-) I am far from being
> a Ruby pro myself, but I guess I know enough (and still learning
> everyday) to show the way to newbies...
> I have learned a lot by answering some simple to semi-advanced questions
> on the ML so I guess to have a 'personal newbie' could help a lot
> (because of similar reasons)
>
> We (the adopters) could maybe even share our experience and pull out the
> most frequently asked questions and compile them into a 'newbie kickoff
> FAQ' or something.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
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