Re: [Dev-C++] DirectX Tutorials

[Daniel K. O. <dan...@ya...>]

Just to add something to this thread: everybody here should give a read 
on Eric Raymond's "How To Ask Questions The Smart Way", at

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



Daniel K. O.





Abhijit Shylanath wrote:
> Hello, Shane. If this is flame-bait, I'm biting.
> 
> 
>>their dog knows about search engines.  If someone subscribes to a special
>>interests mailing list, I'm willing to bet, 10 to 1, they've already tried
>>to search the web for the same information.
>>That said, why on earth would you waste your time telling someone to use
>>Google on a special interests, especially an advanced programming mailing
>>list?  This is a no-brainer.  They are asking for specific
>>resources.
> 
> 
> I agree that my reply would have been unwarranted if he had, in fact,
> searched. But I'll take you on - he hadn't. It ticked me off that he hadn't
> even tried doing it on his own, he expected someone else to.
> 
> 
>> This
>>just baffles me that someone would point to google for DirectX help.  I
>>can't even critisize constructively how stupid this was.  Do yourself a
>>favor, and search for DirectX 9 on Google, then see if you can find any
>>decent resources out of the first few pages.
> 
> 
> Try it yourself:
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&q=directx+9+tutoria
> l&btnG=Google+Search
> 
> (might be split up onto multiple lines - google `directx 9 tutorial').
> There are relavant results on the first page itself. And it's not just on
> Google. Try Lycos. You get results. Good ones. Try AltaVista. Heck, try even
> MSN!
> 
> Questions like `Is there a function to split foo into fifteen parts?' are
> okay. They aren't *searchable*. Phrases like `DirectX 9 tutorial' reach out
> and slap you in the face, screaming in high-pitched voices, "Search me!". If
> someone hasn't even bothered to try, I, personally feel they have no right
> to ask.
> 
> I came across a person the other day who posted a question from his
> homework. I answered in brief, and he replied saying, "Yeah, I tried that,
> it didn't work...", and he sent his source. I rewrote it and sent it back. I
> don't mind doing that much for him, because I admire him for trying. If I
> can go out of my way to help someone, I can also go out of my way to
> reprimand.
> 
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> Abhijit Shylanath
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