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What is TechItEasy?
TechItEasy is a developer community built to resemble Reddit's Explain Like I'm Five (ELI5) subreddit. If you're not familiar with it, ELI5 is a forum with requests for concepts to be explained in jargon-free simplified terms.
TechItEasy is your place to ask about those things you just cannot comprehend, have a hard time understanding, and could really use some help with.
TechItEasy is also your place to help others understand concepts that you know.
Vicki Langer@vicki_langer
Hey friends, do you have something you're having or had trouble understanding and you'd like explained in a relatable way?
Tweet to this community and start your tweet with "TIE: " then add your question.
Example: "TIE: What is control flow and how does it work?"19:51 PM - 02 Mar 2022
A Few Basic Rules
➡️ Do start Tweets with TIE:
This will keep TechItEasy tweets easy to recognize and search for.
➡️ Do give relatable explanations without scary tech jargon
Some ideas: cats, doing dishes, weather, music, cutting vegetables, cats knocking over trashcans, games, reading, and so so so many other things
➡️ Keep tweets on topic
Tweets shall only include Requests for Explanations, Suggestions or Complaints, or Praise. Tweets should add to the community and not distract from the purpose.
➡️ Avoid vague Requests for Explanation
(e.g. "TIE: What is Programming?", "TIE: What causes this error?", )
➡️ Be respectful && Report the jerks
We are all human. We are not perfect. If someone is wrong, kindly help them understand, tag someone to help explain, or just ignore it.
Some Do's && Don'ts
Asking Questions
Do ask...
- for help understanding a concept, idea, or how things work
- for explanations in relatable terms
- your question even if you think it's "simple" or "should be easy". I promise, there are others that don't understand either
Good Examples
✨ TIE: What is control flow and how does it work?
✨ TIE: What is a cascading delete?
✨ TIE: How is a tuple different from a list?
✨ TIE: Why does 0.1 + 0.2 not equal to 0.3?
Don't ask...
- for opinions
- controversial or loaded questions
- for anyone to do your homework
Bad Examples
🚫 TIE: Light or dark mode?
🚫 TIE: What language should I start with
🚫 TIE: What is Programming?
Answering Questions
Do
- assume zero prior experience
- use relatable examples (ideas)
- use descriptive names
- avoid circular definitions
Good Examples
✨ watermelon_count = (5 - spoiled_watermelons) / people
✨ A customer has moved and you need to delete an owner from owners_table and all of their pet records that are in different tables. Here you would used a cascading delete to remove the owner and all of their pets.
Don't...
- use
foo,bar, or other non-descriptive names - use math examples (unless the the original poster is a mathematician)
Bad Examples
🚫 x = (5 - y)/2
🚫 baz has many foo and if we want to delete foo and all associated records, we'd call that a cascading delete
Where do I start?
Remember, start questions with TIE: and make sure answers are as simplified as possible.
Join us in the TechItEasy community on Twitter. From there it's up to you to ask a question or answer someone else's. I look forward to seeing you there.
Other places, like right here on Dev.to
Create a new post, start your title with TIE:, then tag your post with #help.
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