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Four tips for learning how to program
- simon_weber 15y agoOn the usefulness of mailing lists: when I'm stuck on something, transforming the problem so someone else could understand it usually leads me to a solution. So many times I've written up an email asking for help, and then scrapped it because of a new insight while writing.
- brider 15y agoThis is why they say teaching is a great method for cementing your memory. It forces you to master whatever you're explaining so that you can explain to someone else in a way they can understand it.
- steverb 15y agoAKA Rubber Duck Debugging: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging I often explain things to my computer illiterate wife. Once I break it down enough where she understands it I usually am able to see where I went off the rails. Similarly, if you truly want to understand a subject, teach it to someone else.
- pointyhat 15y agoOne from me: Stop reading HN and 37signals blogs and write some code. Doing is learning.
- fp 15y agoTo be fair: That is actually #1 in the list.