Comments on: Which do you prefer – online or offline learning?

By: James

James — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:11:14 +0000

Nice post nathan, All have advantages, books are great because you can have the book open on your desk and look at the screen, they are no frills and you can take them anywhere, yet i allways find that by the end of the book or in my case half way through i loose intrest. the web on the other hand is all free there are loads of articles out there yet they are not the best articles around and there are too many distractions. a flashing banner silly little adverts etc. I think it all biold down to personal preference. But anyways good article. keep it up.

By: nathan

nathan — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:07:49 +0000

Good points. I like the idea about being ‘mentally invested’. And that’s a point about web design books, they’re so god darn expensive I make sure I get my money’s worth!

By: Mat

Mat — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:32:46 +0000

Personally, I think both have their advantages.

Online learning can be good for such things as code snippets, and learning how to put things together.

If you want a truly complete knowledge base, books tend to cover much more (obviously), but also allow to dip in and out at your leisure.

Also agree with the facts of no advertisements, etc

Lovely looking site by the way.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:45:19 +0000

Definitely would have to agree with you there. I think when you buy a book you are financially invested into it, which can help to get you mentally invested as well. You will probably be more likely to read a book you spent $40 on, rather than read an 80 page article/tutorial.

A good balance is key I think though. Look to the web for more information on key topics.

Nice post!