On Useless Tutorial Websites

Forget rounded corners, forget one-column layouts — web tutorials are definitely hot at the moment. Or, maybe as I gain knowledge myself I’m noticing other people’s poor attempts more? Either way, every day I find a new handful of websites and each one seems to have their own selection of tutorials. Of course, I say “their own”, but unfortunately this is rarely the case. One prat steals from another prat who steals from another prat.

Don’t get me wrong: I’m all for helping people help themselves, but at what point does passing on this “knowledge” become more damaging than constructive? How “helpful” is it to tell people that