As I get into some more complicated sections, it’s becoming clear that the piece-meal way I’m posting this may not be the best for readers. I’m considering holding off on posting more until I’ve completed the tutorial section, so that I can edit it as a whole and better optimize the order than information is presented. If I go that route it’ll probably be a month before new content goes up.
Edit: I would still wait a few days between sections, so people aren’t bombarded with a lot of information at once.
Anyone have strong opinions on that, one way or another?
Since I tend to go back and skim earlier entries in sequences like this when a new one comes out, more frequent updates indirectly tend to improve my retention.
If I stop reading in the middle of a huge long article, I’m less likely to pick it back up again later. With short articles, I’m more likely to get it properly finished before I get interrupted or distracted by something else.
In this scenario, I would still be posting them as individual articles, I’d just wait until I had complete more of them and looked at how they worked together. (Probably post them a day apart or so)
I think this might be a time to follow your own advice.
As much as I’d like to be able to read your articles now, you’re probably better off waiting and organizing everything properly so you can present everything in a clear and useful manner the first time.
I like the content drip fed rather than coming in bursts. I also tend to skim over older sequence posts again as each new one comes in, cementing concepts better than attempting to digest big runs of posts over a few days and then going without for a long period.
As I get into some more complicated sections, it’s becoming clear that the piece-meal way I’m posting this may not be the best for readers. I’m considering holding off on posting more until I’ve completed the tutorial section, so that I can edit it as a whole and better optimize the order than information is presented. If I go that route it’ll probably be a month before new content goes up.
Edit: I would still wait a few days between sections, so people aren’t bombarded with a lot of information at once.
Anyone have strong opinions on that, one way or another?
I like the piece-meal way because:
It gives me longer to digest each idea.
Since I tend to go back and skim earlier entries in sequences like this when a new one comes out, more frequent updates indirectly tend to improve my retention.
If I stop reading in the middle of a huge long article, I’m less likely to pick it back up again later. With short articles, I’m more likely to get it properly finished before I get interrupted or distracted by something else.
In this scenario, I would still be posting them as individual articles, I’d just wait until I had complete more of them and looked at how they worked together. (Probably post them a day apart or so)
I think this might be a time to follow your own advice. As much as I’d like to be able to read your articles now, you’re probably better off waiting and organizing everything properly so you can present everything in a clear and useful manner the first time.
I am inclined toward the piece-meal delivery.
I like the content drip fed rather than coming in bursts. I also tend to skim over older sequence posts again as each new one comes in, cementing concepts better than attempting to digest big runs of posts over a few days and then going without for a long period.