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Learn X in Y minutes

161 points| anonu | 9 years ago |learnxinyminutes.com | reply

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[+] qwertyuiop924|9 years ago|reply
Ah, classic. X in Y minutes is a great resource if you want a concise, simple, brief example of what's cool about a language. It's not enough to actually learn the language from, but it's an excellent place to start.
[+] BWStearns|9 years ago|reply
If you know enough linguistic neighbors of the x you're trying to learn the xiny cheat sheets can actually get you surprisingly dangerous.
[+] BWStearns|9 years ago|reply
I've used this a ton. It's great if you need to modify some library or project and you don't know the language. In the most extreme example I twice got an interview challenge that was mandatorily in X (despite having previously covered that I didn't know X). One of those times I actually managed to pass the challenge and got an offer. Thanks learnxinyminutes!
[+] joelg|9 years ago|reply
OT: XinY is a misnomer, since Y is constant: each of the articles is of fixed length. It would be really cool (more helpful) to have some sort of dynamically resizable guide to a language, where I could adjust its length and detail with a little slider at the top!
[+] gremlinsinc|9 years ago|reply
this has been shared/posted a hundred times before... nothing new here.
[+] tombone12|9 years ago|reply
Eh, I can't honestly tell if there has been more X's added since the last time it was posted and I don't feel like putting in the time into the wayback machine to find out.
[+] Collegeboys|9 years ago|reply

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[+] bkanber|9 years ago|reply
So,

1) Brand new account shilling some site without leaving a relevant comment that contributes to discussion.

2) Website is 5MB to download 7 little bullet points.

3) Subscription popup is un-dismissable on Safari.

That's an easy downvote from me.

[+] tmptmp|9 years ago|reply
One may learn any x in y minutes, especially if there is no upper limit on y. So I'd like to see something like "Learn X in Y minutes provided Z constraints". But the moment I talk about constraints (like focused attention, practice, drill etc) then it sort of starts getting lesser and lesser popular.

Reminds me the famous old Euclid's remark - "there is no royal road to geometry".

[+] hmate9|9 years ago|reply
I really hate it when people talk/write like you. Saying absolutely nothing, but using fancy words and phrasing to seem smart.