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Step-by-step guide, with source links and references?

I don't think that's necessarily something one can (or ought to) expect to order up on Hacker News.

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This. "Please provide ..." is pretty demanding. At least be courteous when asking for free labor.

That said, I'm also interested in the topic. As others are acknowledging, it's a broad field and one really needs to focus on well-defined projects in order to learn anything tangible.

I've seen the phrase "please provide" a lot. And I agree with you, I've never seen it actually used politely- it is always comes off like a strong demand. Maybe part of the problem is it is a stock phrase on exams.

I suspect that a lot of them might not be native English speakers (e.g. OP's username suggests that he is from India, where a lot of people speak English, but it is relatively few people's native tongue).

Yes, I am from India, And it was my first question on Hacker News. Apologies if i offended you with my language, I should not have used those combination of words.

Hey, sorry about calling you out. My bad.

While it certainly comes off as demanding, I think it's important to remember that English is not necessary the OP's first language.

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

Note: "Stupidity" is obviously not the correct word for this situation, but the quote is still relevant.

I replace Stupidity with Ignorance which, I think, is a solvable problem.

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