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IamCuriousBabe · 51-55, F
It's computer networking talk describing a particular model. There are online resources out there that explain stuff better than this textbook.
ElRengo · 70-79, M
IamCuriousBabe · 51-55, F
@ElRengo Learners can't absorb content like this from traditional textbooks anymore.
Captainjackass · 31-35, M
@IamCuriousBabe thank you! This is literally my third week on an introduction course and the a hold professor expects us to understand numerous textbooks and jargon instantly!
ElRengo · 70-79, M
@IamCuriousBabe
True.
Periods in which knowledge grows fast (not only the tech one) look like this we are living.
It´s hard to get an unified conceptual view.
And when someones pretend to "understand" with mid level texts / resources they ussually mess with it.
Some branches of (let´s say) meta knowledge MAY help, like the more recent advances in Theory of Information.
But it requires some serious effort beyond the "do it yourself".
True.
Periods in which knowledge grows fast (not only the tech one) look like this we are living.
It´s hard to get an unified conceptual view.
And when someones pretend to "understand" with mid level texts / resources they ussually mess with it.
Some branches of (let´s say) meta knowledge MAY help, like the more recent advances in Theory of Information.
But it requires some serious effort beyond the "do it yourself".
Captainjackass · 31-35, M
@ElRengo I had a tutor help on a project and even they couldn’t really explain much of it. It’s so complex and interlinked now that it gets jumbled.
ElRengo · 70-79, M
@Captainjackass
A significative part of that complexity is no doubt real.
But the abundance of somehow informal expressions turned in tech keywords (i.e. "handshake") makes it a bit obscure in a way that not always is IMO a need.
No promisse but I´ll look for some papers / class notes made by colleagues and perhaps they may help.
IF I find them (again not sure of it) I´ll post the links here.
A significative part of that complexity is no doubt real.
But the abundance of somehow informal expressions turned in tech keywords (i.e. "handshake") makes it a bit obscure in a way that not always is IMO a need.
No promisse but I´ll look for some papers / class notes made by colleagues and perhaps they may help.
IF I find them (again not sure of it) I´ll post the links here.