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I am, but I also went through a specialised course when I was quite young & so my reading & writing are pretty OK generally. My dad is as well and he did the s
by chrismatheson 5y ago
I am, but I also went through a specialised course when I was quite young & so my reading & writing are pretty OK generally.
My dad is as well and he did the same course but as an adult.
Then he partnered with some dyslexia specialists and wrote the first version of unitsofsound[1] (recently sold to nisai), I joined him and help with the re-write to the web version in the early 2000's
I would say that day-to-day the problems are more going to be related to reading that writing IMHO. The act of writing code is heavily supported with linters & compilers etc etc and so typo's don't tend to be a huge problem
Dyslexia usual manifests with short term memory difficulties, I tend to rely heavily on a pen & paper notepad with scribbles.
However, in the actual workplace, it can have its advantages. Dyslexics are encouraged to draw diagrams and other such visual ways of helping with memory & disseminating information (pictures worth a thousand words and all that)
When it comes to practical tips for learning ...
- learn how to read documentation
- I find ligatures are useful (see visual clues)
- thesaurus for naming things
- practice practice practice, pushing syntax into long term memory rather than short term will be the key. Maybe reduce syntax to being with by concentrating on variable & functions to write in an FP style
I hope this helps and feel free to contact me to talk about it some more chris [at] matheson.it
[1] https://www.nisai.com/unitsofsound/ https://www.nisai.com/unitsofsound/