When beginners try to learn coding, jargon-heavy tutorials can leave them feeling confused and discouraged. In this Web News episode, Matt and Mike discuss the importance of using accessible language when writing tutorials, landing pages, and guides. Developers don’t need to explain every detail, but making your explanations approachable helps more people learn faster and feel more confident.
We aren’t born knowing what HTML means and when you’re a beginner, nothing is easy. A blog post by “annie’s blog” highlights the importance of using proper terminology and explanations to help ease the pain of reading tutorials for beginners. Developers have a habit of throwing around jargon like everyone in the room is fully versed in every company and tool on the market. While explaining absolutely everything down to the last molecule isn’t realistic, helping more people understand what you’re teaching can help them learn faster and get discouraged less often.
