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Should tutorialspoint resources be in books, or in courses? #4573
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Hello @eshellman I would say that it should be in books instead of courses. From this PR, the Flask tutorial linked as a resource can be purchased in proper ebook format on the same site. The difference with the free linked resource is that it's multiple, separated links on a webpage as opposed to one single ebook file. |
Didn't realize how much I typed until I was done... so here's a TL;DR: Books Unfortunately, I don't have personal experience with Tutorials Point myself. I've checked them out now, so I could form an opinion as a "window shopper", though. I subjectively believe all Tutorials Point resources currently in the repository would fall under books. However, it's worth noting some of them have a respective video course available for them which is unambiguously a course. The paid video course presumably compliments the book. Tutorials Point also has dedicated courses as well, which is worth noting for future.
I can see some resources in the courses document don't have a video course available, though, for example with Lua. Looking at the dictionary definition:
Looking at the Wikipedia page:
Based on this I'd say a book is just any readable material, while a course is where any material including readable, is given with further instruction. This could be from a real or virtual instructor that will guide the user through how they should use those resources and at what pace? As the resources from Tutorials Point are just readable learning material with no further instruction by default, I'd favor book over course. |
We've recently add some items from TP that definitely fit into interactive tutorials. |
Hi @eshellman , I would say that this should be in books instead of courses because the content here at Tutorials Points is in pdf format that you can download also while reading. |
I think tutorialspoint resources are fine in "books." Some tutorials have hyperlinks that complete the resource but in my opinion it would be inappropriate to put them on "interactive tutorials" |
Definitely in books |
I have used Tutorial Point resources numerous times and found them to be incredibly valuable. The format of these resources, particularly the PDFs, is reminiscent of traditional books. They provide comprehensive information on a variety of topics, much like a book would. When I use Tutorial Point, I often download the PDFs or access the text directly from the webpage. This aligns more with reading a book than participating in a course. Furthermore, the linear and self-paced nature of learning from Tutorial Point mirrors the experience of reading a book. You can start from the beginning and proceed at your own pace, choosing when to pause or revisit certain sections. This is a characteristic feature of book-based learning. Therefore, based on my personal usage and the characteristics of Tutorial Point resources, I believe they would be more appropriately categorized under ‘Books’. |
we now have 7 of them, so far no duplicates but I'd like to hear opinions (preferably based on personal experience with them!) about which list they belong in.
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