Ask HN: Would you be interested in a wiki for cheat sheets?
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Question: how do you define cheat sheet?
I like cheat sheets (regex, vim, Gmail hotkeys, etc.), but I wouldn't include the article on "Python Shortcuts for the Python Beginner" in a list of cheat sheets.
I like cheat sheets (regex, vim, Gmail hotkeys, etc.), but I wouldn't include the article on "Python Shortcuts for the Python Beginner" in a list of cheat sheets.
I'd like to define it pretty broadly, but it could certainly be narrowed down if there's a consensus among users that it's too broadly defined, like you're saying. In general I would define a cheat sheet as a quick reference guide with easy access to useful bullet points that are pretty universally applicable, i.e. things that everyone should know.
I'd consider portability. My favorite cheat sheets are images or PDFs (one page only). Adding an element of graphic design can really upgrade a cheat sheet.
(Do some searches for cheat sheets in Google Images, and you'll see what I mean.)
(Do some searches for cheat sheets in Google Images, and you'll see what I mean.)
So I thought, perhaps a community wiki would be a good place to get all of these together in one place (with the authors' permission on a case-by-case basis, of course). Then, if I decided to pick up Scala one of these days (been meaning to), I could hop over to wiki.cheatsheets.com or whatever and search for Scala and see what has been posted.
So my question is, would this be something worth pursuing? Do you folks think it would be useful? Would you use it and add content when you came up with something? It wouldn't even have to be software dev specific topics. A cheat sheet on rules of thumb for baking would fit the guidelines, I would think.
Any thoughts or suggestions?