Comments on: Too Much Knowledge! http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/ Just another WordPress hacker Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:55:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The WordPress Podcast » Blog Archive » Episode 11: David Peralty joins as co-host, transcripts are added, and KWEE http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-33356 The WordPress Podcast » Blog Archive » Episode 11: David Peralty joins as co-host, transcripts are added, and KWEE Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:56:10 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-33356 [...] Has the WordPress Codex become unmanagable? [...] [...] Has the WordPress Codex become unmanagable? [...]

]]> By: parrott http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-8283 parrott Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:41:31 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-8283 I am kinda struggling with the search facility as much as anything... I am kinda struggling with the search facility as much as anything…

]]> By: reyhan http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-7830 reyhan Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:28:22 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-7830 The codex is indeed difficult to use - if i didnt have Google it would be a nightmare. The codex is indeed difficult to use – if i didnt have Google it would be a nightmare.

]]> By: Fix4RSO http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-7001 Fix4RSO Sun, 12 Nov 2006 00:00:04 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-7001 OK - so don't everyone jump up-N-down here, I'm not defending the Codex, but take a moment to reflect. What is the _goal_ of the Codex? If it is to give us WP-hackers some leads on where to get more info, then, expecation(s) set and met. If it is to explain and train on everything needed to implement something, hmmm, that's huge. I beleive this issues comes down to several levels of users needing a few different types of information from the same repository. I, 8 months ago, was <strong>VERY</strong> new to WP. I am an old 'C' programmer and perl hacker and PHP was far too new to me. See, I didn't jump from perl to python, so, PHP was, shocking. :) 'Nuf said, eh? :) I still don't have all my bearings, or marbles!, when it comes to making my WP blog work. There are still, oddities, that make me just rip something out of the sidebar, say ... and that just means I need to get to _know_ my environment and the tool. So, I buy books and bookmark web pages and whack away at a sample template on the side. Then, when I am really stuck, I hop on over to the Codex and see if there is a jewel there somewhere, if I can rip out something that is there that bugs me, or if doing what I want to do will just flat out break my blog ... For me, the Codex could use _more_ and more real-world examples and full implementation notes - for non-PHP types that are stuck on perl-World ... :) But is that right? Is that what everyone needs? Or am I just a freakin' freak 'cause I just won't let go of perl? :) As the guy says on NFL Films, "You make the call." Take care everyone! OK – so don’t everyone jump up-N-down here, I’m not defending the Codex, but take a moment to reflect.

What is the _goal_ of the Codex? If it is to give us WP-hackers some leads on where to get more info, then, expecation(s) set and met. If it is to explain and train on everything needed to implement something, hmmm, that’s huge. I beleive this issues comes down to several levels of users needing a few different types of information from the same repository.

I, 8 months ago, was VERY new to WP. I am an old ‘C’ programmer and perl hacker and PHP was far too new to me. See, I didn’t jump from perl to python, so, PHP was, shocking. :)

‘Nuf said, eh? :)

I still don’t have all my bearings, or marbles!, when it comes to making my WP blog work. There are still, oddities, that make me just rip something out of the sidebar, say … and that just means I need to get to _know_ my environment and the tool.

So, I buy books and bookmark web pages and whack away at a sample template on the side. Then, when I am really stuck, I hop on over to the Codex and see if there is a jewel there somewhere, if I can rip out something that is there that bugs me, or if doing what I want to do will just flat out break my blog …

For me, the Codex could use _more_ and more real-world examples and full implementation notes – for non-PHP types that are stuck on perl-World … :) But is that right? Is that what everyone needs? Or am I just a freakin’ freak ’cause I just won’t let go of perl? :)

As the guy says on NFL Films, “You make the call.”

Take care everyone!

]]> By: Derek http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6917 Derek Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:28:40 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6917 Amen, brutha. Finding answers in either the codex or the forums is such a needle-in-a-haystack proposition, said haystack composed largely of hay that is at least a year old. I end up frustrated that all the time I spent looking for an answer is time that I didn't spend, um, <em>blogging</em>. Amen, brutha. Finding answers in either the codex or the forums is such a needle-in-a-haystack proposition, said haystack composed largely of hay that is at least a year old. I end up frustrated that all the time I spent looking for an answer is time that I didn’t spend, um, blogging.

]]> By: スロ http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6900 スロ Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:23:36 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6900 Totally agree, there should be a basic faq, and some topic-related faqs. Totally agree, there should be a basic faq, and some topic-related faqs.

]]> By: Hennie http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6889 Hennie Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:38:18 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6889 Yes! Yes! What he said! Oh thank heavens, there I was thinking it's just me and my stupidity. Yes! Yes! What he said!

Oh thank heavens, there I was thinking it’s just me and my stupidity.

]]> By: Megamuch http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6880 Megamuch Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:54:14 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6880 I find the codex to be very usefull when you have no experience at all with wordpress. I am fairly savvy when it comes to PHP and that's why the codex is helpfull. I agree that a lot of the 1.5 info in the codex should be rewritten for the 2.x branch. I find the codex to be very usefull when you have no experience at all with wordpress. I am fairly savvy when it comes to PHP and that’s why the codex is helpfull. I agree that a lot of the 1.5 info in the codex should be rewritten for the 2.x branch.

]]> By: codex is dead. here are some suggestions on how to resurrect it. « wordpress™ wank http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6874 codex is dead. here are some suggestions on how to resurrect it. « wordpress™ wank Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:19:30 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6874 [...] This is one of those posts that started off as a comment and grew out of control, so for context, go here and come back when you’re done. [...] [...] This is one of those posts that started off as a comment and grew out of control, so for context, go here and come back when you’re done. [...]

]]> By: Zachary http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6872 Zachary Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:01:31 +0000 http://andy.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/too-much-knowledge/#comment-6872 I was searching for the_excerpt_rss () template tag the other day, and the yahoo results didn't even come close to what I was looking for. I eventually just had to follow the bread trail link by link until I found it. I just wanted to know what arguments it took and the whole process cost me 8 minutes. I was searching for the_excerpt_rss () template tag the other day, and the yahoo results didn’t even come close to what I was looking for. I eventually just had to follow the bread trail link by link until I found it.

I just wanted to know what arguments it took and the whole process cost me 8 minutes.

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