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Cookbooks are collections of recipes. The | ''Cookbook'' is one of the five primary [[Resources|resource]] categories for the wiki. | ||
Cookbooks are collections of recipes. The recipes it contains will provide instructions on how to get a solution for a certain subject. They are '''goal oriented''' and have a clear beginning and end. They show someone - who can be assumed to have some basic knowledge already - how to achieve something. | |||
Cookbooks are different from [[:Category:Tutorial|Tutorials]] as they provide answers to a question that a true beginner might not even be able to formulate. | Cookbooks are different from [[:Category:Tutorial|Tutorials]] as they provide answers to a question that a true beginner might not even be able to formulate. | ||
They are arranged by theme / tool into separate articles. | They are arranged by theme / tool into separate articles. | ||
=== Comparison to other resource page types === | |||
* If information is more encyclopedic (with a similar scope and tone to pages on [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]), a page would be considered a [[:Category:Pedias|pedia]]. | |||
* If information is less encyclopedic and more similar to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compendium compendium], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_guide study guide], or a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_to_information_sources bibliographic guide], a page would be considered a [[:Category:Guide|guide]]. | |||
* If information is more about direct instruction to achieve a specific task, a page would be considered a [[:Category:Tutorial|tutorial]]. | |||
* If a page is more just a set of tips and tricks (less instructive than a tutorial), it would be a [[:Category:Cookbook|cookbook]]. | |||
* If a page is a detailed reference (like a man page or full software manual), it would fit under [[:Category:reference|references]]. | |||
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