Re: [PHP-DEV] "waldschrotts guide to nifty references" - manualpage draft, version 0.9b From: Rasmus Lerdorf (rasmus <email protected>)
Date: 08/21/00

Another advantage is that we have the people and the framework for
translating this stuff into many languages. Please show me a site out
there that has tutorials translated into 6-8 different languages.

-Rasmus

> One major advantage of keeping the tutorials and other supplementary
> materials with the manual is that the PHP team will have control over the
> quality, presentation and licensing of the resources.
>
> This is important because 3rd party sites are often not reliable - they go
> down, change their content and revenue model, become member only, are
> abandoned by their maintainer, etc...
>
> - zak
>
> At 11:27 AM 8/21/00 -0700, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
> > > At 21:15 21-08-00, rasmus <email protected> wrote:
> > > >We have a bigger documentation team now than any of the other sites out
> > > >there.
> > >
> > > How would you know that?
> >
> >Because I have talked to most of them and am helping a couple of them.
> >
> > > > We have the resources and the structure to do a very good job on
> > > >this. The more examples we can put into the documentation, the better,
> > > >and if somebody wants to write some full tutorials, I see no reason for
> > > >not including them as long as they don't get in the way. That is, they
> > > >would be put into the appendix or into a separate chapter so as to not
> > > >interfere with the concise function reference.
> > >
> > > I see no reason to step into something that's already covered by so many
> > > other sites. Link them. Keep the manual elite in what it is. This whole
> > > business sounds as if we're competing with other sites, when we really
> > > aren't. What does it matter whether it's it on php.net or on another site?
> >
> >This isn't competition. This is additional information. There is no such
> >thing as too much documentation as long as it is well organized. And
> >often it does matter as people look at php.net first, then ask. Cutting
> >down on the number of questions is a good thing.
> >
> >-Rasmus
> >
> >
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