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they call it tutorial hell...
The real question is, did I spell is misakte on purpose, since I was talking about mistakes? 😉
This is where free code camp succeeds. You actually build as you go Along
Barbara Oakley calls this the “Illusion of Competence” in her book “A Mind for Numbers”. This applies strongly to math as well as writing code.
Thank you so much for the list of practice resources! It very hard to find them on your own
So true. I fell into this habit when I started. Then after freecode camp I learned a bit more. Now in the Scrimba bootcamp and I'm going through your module 6 and css is now fun and easy to work with while still giving me challenges to think about. I come from a culinary background. To me now using CSS is like figuring out how to plate a beautiful dish.
I love the "Misakte" instead of "Mistake" lol
That's exactly what happened to me. Watched a whole course then realized my mind didn't save the content at all haha
This video specifically should be as first reminder every morning/day for newbie developers.
As a skater I love that skateboard analogy. It’s definitely true!
At first I watched a full course video which was just an hour long then i start to practice it and then i searched for individual problem on google and right now i am in a pretty good condition
I learned basics of frontend programming myself and got my first job about 5 years. Video tutorials were one of the several sources of knowledge. And in the beginning, videos where someone codes and describes every step were extremely helpful. Because, when you don't have a mentor, this type of videos kind of replaces it, and you have an opportunity to learn the process itself.
This is also true with 3D animation, I watched the video five times and didn't absorb a word of it, but as soon as I started actually following along and making a donut (simple object for the purpose of the tutorial), I was instantly able to extrapolate that knowledge for my own purposes. I spent an hour and a half to two hours learning nothing, and as soon as I started learning by doing, I figured out everything I needed to know for the moment in 2 minutes
I’d say one of the biggest things that helped me when learning to code was reading documentation instead of watching videos, as in the real world you will be solving problems not found in videos
I don't know. I guess everyone find their own learning path into their stack. So far I haven't heard 2 developers having the exact same learning path to wherever they're at. Watching videos will seed something and along with other things, the puzzle starts to make sense and you can start to refine things
You literally spoke to my soul. It feels like I know nothing even though I've gone through so many courses and classes. Definitely going to look into those links!
This is so true and so easy to be stuck in it. It can even make you think that you can't do things when you start and still struggle after seeing so much tutorials. It's natural, even in my personal DIY projects I search a lot before starting and even when I think I have enough knowledge, I start and fail. But guess what? After making some mistakes, that's when I started finding ways to fix it and I can really see the difference between my first DIY project and a more recent one.
I just made up an idea for a project and started working on it. Learning the things i need as I go. I know a lot more now than I did when I was just watching tutorials
Watching tutorials and following with the tutorials And slightly modifying with what you understood, for example: He builds a login screen I build a sign up screen Which helps me experiment while learning Change some colors, some fonts and experiment and follow
Another tip: Each time you learn something new, think of ways to use it in different scenarios, think of possible usages, and try to do it yourself. When you start bringing your idea to life, you'll soon realize there's more than just what you learned that must be used to accomplish that - don't give up, start googling, searching for information, describing what it is that you want to do. All of that info absorbs better when you're actively trying to do something on your own, when you're searching for solutions and trying several different methods to do the same thing.