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Ask HN: What's your method for self-studying coding books efficiently?
Hi HN,
Lately I've been reading multiple programming books at the same time on separate languages and libraries.
I find that even though I read and complete the exercises, I'll just end up forgetting a command or recipe for some task.
Paper notes take too long but they do help me recall better. Doing projects helps but I still end up forgetting as I switch over to another language. I'm trying notes in Jupyter notebooks now so we'll see how that goes.
What's your method for studying coding books efficiently?
- elviejo 8y agoI split my screen in three sections: 1. The ebook I'm reading. 2. Emacs editor 3. Anki to write cards of the things I want to remember. Anki is software to do spaced repetition, which is like studying Flash cards but you get to study them as late as possible, before forgetting.
- nickjj 8y agoI don't spend any time writing notes. If I read something (let's say documentation), it's to serve a direct purpose for something I'm trying to develop right now, so as soon as I read it, I apply it. Then I keep repeating it in slightly different use cases as they come up, and eventually after enough times it starts to stick. Basically, less reading, less writing notes and more doing.