- From: Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:37:44 +0100
- To: Zearin <zearin@gonk.net>
- Cc: XProc Dev <xproc-dev@w3.org>
Instead of trying to get a private mentor, you could ask your questions on here and then they'll get archived and searchable etc Asking a good question is an art - make sure its short and concise, provides all the information needed and is answerable by someone within a few minutes. On 30 August 2011 17:17, Zearin <zearin@gonk.net> wrote: > A Plea For Mentorship! > > > Quick Up-Front Summary > > So, I’ve been trying to teach myself a couple of things for months on end, > but I just can’t seem to get the hang of it. > I was wondering if anyone would be willing to mentor me a bit. I’m not > asking for full-time teacher, just someone to share some best practices. > (And maybe help point me in the right direction when I’m stuck. I’m very > tired of getting stuck over and over again. ☺ ) > > > What I Keep Getting Stuck On > > My problems are mostly centered around: > > Tests! > > How to write them > which tools to use (there are so very MANY!) > > Project organization & high-level management > > Keeping organized past a certain level of complexity (it’s difficult to > define “certain level of complexity”, since people find different things > complex—but I suspect) > How to write project-level XProc, keep lower-level XProc organized and > cleanly separated from project-level XProc (I want to have a high > signal-to-noise ratio when I look at my XProc, without all the details > cluttering up the big picture) > > Web-centric projects > > My context is strongly centered around web projects. (Not exclusively, but > very heavily.) > I’ve enjoyed creating websites for over 10 years. But recently, all the > hub-bub around HTML5 and CSS3 has the community creating all sorts of new > and powerful tools. (I’m using the term “tools” loosely. I mean things > like Stylus, CoffeeScript, HTML5BoilerPlate, and the Golden Grid System.) I > have no issue using these tools separately. Using them in concert to create > a website is much more difficult. This is a big contributor to my issues > maintaining project organization and writing clean XProc scripts. > > I have read tons about this stuff. And I think that I have a solid grasp of > the basic concepts. It’s just that when I try to put any of it into > practice, without the simplicity found in examples and tutorials, I have a > really difficult time doing so. > > > What’s In It For You? > > I’m a broke undergrad, with no money to offer. > But I can offer help with: > > proofreading, editing, and some writing > enhancing website markup semantics or CSS (I am totally comfy with X/HTML5 + > CSS3) > usability feedback on just about anything (I’m very usability-centric in > thinking about everything: software, hardware, graphic design, document > design, windows that are needlessly annoying to open when the don’t have to > be…yep, just about everything.) > > I’ve been running into the same walls for so long now, I’m starting to go a > little crazy. If you can help—even if just a little, or just for a short > time—I would consider it an act of heroism. ☺ > > > Sincerely, > — Tony / Zearin > -- Andrew Welch http://andrewjwelch.com
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