Comments on: Some of the best advice I’ve received http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/ Web Standards, Web Culture, Web Everything.™ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:51:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ara Pehlivanian http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-7246 Ara Pehlivanian Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:04:26 +0000 http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-7246 <strong>tsk</strong>: Hey, no problem. Glad to be of service! :-) tsk: Hey, no problem. Glad to be of service! :-)

]]> By: tsk http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-7237 tsk Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:42:09 +0000 http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-7237 Great article! Simple, concise and widely true. I see myself in it and, by chance, I came about your website in my quest for learning JavaScrip. I dreaded JS for a long time and focused on Html, CSS, PHP and others. I was amazed by the great implementations of AXAJ but I'm also dedicated to usability and accessibility so I had the misconception that JS will just wreak havoc on any of my work. I am just scratching the surface of learning JS right now but I find a lot of useful techniques that render my previous conception utterly false. I see the great potential of JavaScript and I wish to thank all those that take the time to share logical and useful information on how to integrate it in projects and make the best use of it. PS: I got here for "Understanding and solving the JavaScript/CSS entanglement phenomenon" and found a lot of interesting stuff. Thanks for making learning JS a lot less scary. Great article! Simple, concise and widely true. I see myself in it and, by chance, I came about your website in my quest for learning JavaScrip.

I dreaded JS for a long time and focused on Html, CSS, PHP and others. I was amazed by the great implementations of AXAJ but I’m also dedicated to usability and accessibility so I had the misconception that JS will just wreak havoc on any of my work.

I am just scratching the surface of learning JS right now but I find a lot of useful techniques that render my previous conception utterly false. I see the great potential of JavaScript and I wish to thank all those that take the time to share logical and useful information on how to integrate it in projects and make the best use of it.

PS: I got here for “Understanding and solving the JavaScript/CSS entanglement phenomenon” and found a lot of interesting stuff.

Thanks for making learning JS a lot less scary.

]]> By: Carl de Billy http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-5140 Carl de Billy Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:48:38 +0000 http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-5140 Great post. I feel exactly the same when it's time to explore a new innovative technology or to read an advanced paper. Great post. I feel exactly the same when it’s time to explore a new innovative technology or to read an advanced paper.

]]> By: TOMAS http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-5037 TOMAS Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:52:12 +0000 http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-5037 Very well written post Ara, and cool quote Luke! I too have found myself avoiding things due to the fear of the unknown, only to find that it was way easier to figure out than I had imagined. Sometimes you just have to roll up your sleeves and start digging around, in the end you will hopefully end up better off than when you started. Very well written post Ara, and cool quote Luke! I too have found myself avoiding things due to the fear of the unknown, only to find that it was way easier to figure out than I had imagined. Sometimes you just have to roll up your sleeves and start digging around, in the end you will hopefully end up better off than when you started.

]]> By: Luke http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-5018 Luke Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:16:36 +0000 http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/01/19/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received/#comment-5018 Yup. My attitude is: "If it is technology related, I can learn it". It's just a matter of breaking it down into manageable pieces. You start at the bottom, and they you move up until you understand the whole thing. But I guess this applies to just about everything in life. Whenever I fear the unknown I remind myself the Litany Against Fear from Frank Herbert's Dune books: <blockquote> I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. </blockquote> Fear is the mind killer indeed. Yup. My attitude is: “If it is technology related, I can learn it”. It’s just a matter of breaking it down into manageable pieces. You start at the bottom, and they you move up until you understand the whole thing.

But I guess this applies to just about everything in life. Whenever I fear the unknown I remind myself the Litany Against Fear from Frank Herbert’s Dune books:

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

Fear is the mind killer indeed.

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