Extended Friendly Guide to Tech
16 April 2026Tasha’s been working her way through the Friendly Guides on our Education pages. As well as making them more accessible, she’s revising and extending them to answer more of your questions. This week she’s released the new Friendly Guide to Attributes, Elements And Other (Slightly) Techy Things (the Tech Guide).
The Code uses technical terms to define what to measure, how to measure, and how to report usage. If you mix up Attributes and Elements, aren’t sure about Host Types, or want to understand custom reports, this is the guide for you.
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