We need more tutorials like this!

[chris]

I clicked on this video last night just to see what he was going to do, (not that I'm trying to use Python), and about 4 minutes in he started explaining stuff that most people don't explain, which I thought really helped. Not only did he show where to look stuff up for the API and Inventor object model, but he also started explaining how to use it. 

I understand that this is probably basic stuff you you API Jedi's, but for a noob like me, this is the stuff I, (we) need to see/hear.

Far too many times experienced users answer and explain with "years of knowledge" and sometimes we forget that the people asking questions might not have those years of knowledge, and at times if we don't even understand the answer, then there's a tendency to just stop. 

I know for me when I do a help video for someone, I tend to talk as if I'm talking to someone just starting out and not only do I explain what needs to be done, but I try to explain "why" it needs to be done.

I would like to encourage the iLogic and API Jedi to keep that in mind, remember, ya'll are probably in this stuff all day, but us noobs are not, and sometimes we need a little extra info to help us get to that point.

I'd really love to see someone do a video on setting up a rule, from scratch using the API, but explaining everyline, why they are using it, how to find that info and why they are using that info. This video touched on that and it was so helpful.

[Frederick_Law]

To do that, we'll need an hour to prepare our answer in forum.

Remember, this is a forum.  People pop in and out answering questions.  Not making tutorial or training material.

We're not Jedi.  We don't know how much the poster know.

[chris]

@Frederick_Law I'm not saying it's up to one person to solve. I know I'll work with anyone who wants to develop a tutorial that they think will benefit users. I know when I answer questions, it's just easier "for me" to record a screen capture and talk through it, sometimes... well, usually, my video are 30+ minute long, but I feel if I take the time to explain it, then that person gets their answer and can, or hopefully , will help someone else along the way.

The main point of my original post was to point out that when giving information, try to remember, that it's easy with one's experience, to answer questions with that experience, but sometimes answers need to come with how to do something, not just what to do.

I know you're saying you're not a Jedi, I know.... Jedi aren't real, but when you know something that someone else doesn't know, it can seem that way to the other person... (that's a good thing by the way)