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JavaScript: Replace articles with substandard English #26864

Closed evangd closed 10 months ago

evangd commented 10 months ago

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I've noticed a few articles in the Full-Stack JavaScript course written by authors whose English grammar is not quite up to snuff. I understand that many programmers come from countries where English may not be their primary language, or even one taught in school, and that many TOP students have a native language other than English, but I think that the course materials need to be held to a higher standard. The articles I've noticed so far are:

This one And this one

Especially considering that these particular articles involve making very subtle but specific distinctions between the various approaches they are comparing, I think it would be best if they were replaced with resources whose grammar is clear enough not to further confuse students.

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Node / JS

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https://www.theodinproject.com/lessons/node-path-javascript-factory-functions-and-the-module-pattern#factory-functions

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KevinMulhern commented 10 months ago

Thanks for reporting @evangd. They don't seem too bad to me. But if we can find good alternative, replacement resources it would make this issue actionable..

evangd commented 10 months ago

I was mostly curious to see if anyone had the same feelings I did about these articles, but if they work for the vast majority of students, then I see no reason to change them. Thanks for your response.

CouchofTomato commented 10 months ago

Closing this out because it seems like a change isn't needed at this time. We can reopen if necessary.