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Wyrd Smythe's avatar

I did this the first time around but didn't comment because it was well-known territory to me. But after seeing your email about the confusion the title caused, I'd thought I'd offer something from left field that you should consider an outlier from far out on the flats of the distribution curve and not take too seriously...

The story about the coffee shop, and the other stories you embed your lessons in, don't do anything for me. In fact, to me they something I have to wade through to get to the information content. Noise in the signal, as it were.

That said, I realize you may be writing for a very different audience than I, and I also realize you may really enjoy the storytelling. So, please don't take this as any suggestion for change, just a weird 2¢ from a weirdo.

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Stephen Gruppetta's avatar

Noted, and no offence taken, no worries. I’m aware that the style doesn’t suit everyone, but there are so many “standard” tutorials out there that I want to write something different sometimes!

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Stephen Gruppetta's avatar

Although my motivation for using these techniques isn't just to "be different". There's a reduction in cognitive load that's key to understanding and learning, and this affects mostly those who are very new to a topic.

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Wyrd Smythe's avatar

Indeed. And rare oddballs like me can always sift through to find the meat and potatoes while ignoring the salad, side dishes, and dessert whereas, exactly as you say, others might find just meat'n'taters hard to digest. Far better to serve a full meal.

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Wyrd Smythe's avatar

Oh, I can definitely appreciate that!

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