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Don't you think the emphasis on repetitive practice makes more sense for skills that are based on bodily coordination? I think getting better at programming ha

• falcolas 10y ago
  You're missing feedback. If you don't get regular feedback, all the thinking and patterns in the world aren't going to help you learn. Feedback does not need to be external; it can be driven by the requirements you set forth for yourself. "I want to learn to build in low memory environments," leads to "This backend must never use more than 1MB of memory." "I want to figure out how to optimize programs," leads to "This backend must respond to every request in under 50ms." "I want to know everything about my current programming language," leads to "Obfuscate Hello World!" Create a feedback loop and write simple programs, each time with different criteria. "I can only use functions," or "This must be as fast as possible," or "this must be as slow as possible (without using sleeps)"... the possibilities are many, and the time required is small for each exercise. They make for great 20^H^H1% projects or "I need to step away from my current program" tasks.
  • mbrock 10y ago
    Well, I thought of feedback as part of "hard-won experience", but yeah.