[ajug-members] Explain the Method Header in more detail

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I don't think that you are really getting 'bashed', a comment just sparked another conversation. It's what we do. I'll admit, I do have a short fuse when it comes to some types of questions. It is so easy to forget that we all started from somewhere.  

I do like this link though: http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html  It is a really good guide.  

One of the biggest issue with noob questions on lists is that there is a high probability that the person asking the question is a student trying to shortcut their research. This is almost never tolerated. So, sometimes these types of questions do spark a little bit of hostility.

One, but major piece of advice: Do the exercises in your book(s).  Its the only way the information will 'stick'.  I've been researching Clojure for a while, but until I really started learning Lisp and doing the exercises consistently did I really (an I mean, really) understand recursion and the beauty of functional languages.  

On Nov 17, 2011, at 9:07 PM, Terry Conner wrote:

> I'm reading that book but I was looking at YouTube video and they didn't really explain some the information well.. I know from now on to just stick with my books. I didnt realize how much bashing I would get for asking a  question.  I know now to just stick with researching and books..