Re: Google search results on Lua API suck

[Alexander Gladysh <agladysh@...>]

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 15:12, KHMan <keinhong@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/14/2012 6:31 PM, Alexander Gladysh wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 13:26, KHMan wrote:
>>>
>>> On 4/14/2012 2:47 PM, Alexander Gladysh wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Often, when I search for Lua API calls, Lua manual is not even on the
>>>> first page.
>>>>
>>>> For example: https://www.google.ru/search?q=lua_rawset
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps some SEO is in order?
>>>
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>> Since the manuals at lua.org look like just the usual docs (not like
>>> definitions + annotations + comments), why not a local copy? I use this
>>> bookmark all the time:
>>>
>>>  file:///Y:/Src/lua-5.2.0/doc/contents.html#index
>>
>>
>> This is not my point. I myself should manage somehow :)
>>
>> I worry about newbies, who should see the canonical source, not some
>> bugs forum stuff.
>
>
> Relying on a Google search for API calls is too fragile, IMHO.
>
> Probably newbies will just have to learn by using their grey cells. Back in
> the old days, self reliance and systematic problem solving are valuable
> skills. I'm sorry if I don't sound too enthused about hand-holding... :-)

Back in the old days there were a lot less newbies. Now more and many
from the... casual layers of society are interested in Lua
programming (which is a good thing, actually). We have to cope with that :-)

Alexander.