Re: [PATCH 7/7] fast-forward: add help about merge vs. rebase
From: Felipe Contreras <hidden>
Date: 2021-07-23 20:14:33
Philip Oakley wrote:
On 23/07/2021 18:10, Felipe Contreras wrote:quoted
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It is good to have diagrams for the visual learners!Actually, it seems there's no such thing as "visual learners" [1]; we are all visual learners. Cheers.quoted
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+ D---C---B---A---M master + \ / + X---Y---+ +------------[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/the-myth-of-learning-styles/557687/It's a double myth, in that many try to suggest that a person has a single style (untrue), or that a single style is relevant in a particular context, when it should be that sometime individuals fail to learn (a particular item) when not provided with a particular style that would suit them in the moment. I.e the removal of a particular format (e.g. no visuals) will reduce the effectiveness of the manual (excepting the 'The pictures are better on radio' aphorism ;-).
The myth (as I understand it) is that people have a primary learning style (e.g. "I'm a visual learner"). The truth is that everyone benefits from multiple styles. Either way--myth or no myth--I think we can agree it's better to have both text and visuals. Cheers. -- Felipe Contreras