How-to "How to Win Friends and Influence People", written by Dale Carnegie in 1936. A similar concept can be seen in many of the "[topic] For Dummies" series of tutorials and also in many other introductory surveys entitled with the suffix "101" (based on academic numberings of entry-level courses). It is common practice to write the phrase as "HOWTO" in the open-source community. This is consistent with the traditional naming scheme for technical documentation, such as FAQ and README. Another possible reason is that this makes it easier to find a how-to in search engines like Google as searching with the
The Hare and many friends version appearing in a collection of Aesop's Fables, Gay's original authorship has gradually become forgotten. The story appeared as the final poem in the book of fables written by John Gay at the royal suggestion for the instruction of Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. Soon after its publication in 1727, Gay's hopes of Court preferment were disappointed and the story was put about by his friends that the fable had a personal application. In particular, Jonathan Swift wrote how "Gay, the Hare with many friends, /Twice seven long years at court attends,” only to be let down. Though the fable's