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It was the soph/jr/sr years where it was very difficult to tie what you are learning to anything real and concrete. The worst part is that you are being asked t
by kiba 15y ago
It was the soph/jr/sr years where it was very difficult to tie what you are learning to anything real and concrete. The worst part is that you are being asked to remember facts/processes/patterns for a test, then you rarely have to go through them again. So you end up forgetting most of what you learned. Since you didn't know what it was used for in the real world, you end up forgetting about something you didn't even care for in the first place.
SRS are your friend. Remember, you will forget everything you will ever know given sufficient time. It's best to exploit study technique that take into account spaced repetition. Your skills and all the things you learn are like a muscle, either you use it, or you lose it.
Right now, I have minuscule amount of haskell knowledge loaded, ready to use when I am ready to learn or code something in Haskell. Once I learn something, I add new stuff to my Haskell deck.
- spacemanaki 15y agoI'm curious to hear more about your experience using that kind of system with programming knowledge. When you say "Haskell deck" are you talking about a literal "deck" of flash card type things? (whether physical cards or part of some Anki-like software)
- kiba 15y agoI'm curious to hear more about your experience using that kind of system with programming knowledge. When you say "Haskell deck" are you talking about a literal "deck" of flash card type things? (whether physical cards or part of some Anki-like software) Yes, they are merely flash cards. I am at the point in which my programming decks are minimally useful, mostly because I have not memorize much to begin with. I think I was able to use them a few time in my day to day programming task. With a sufficiently sized deck, I would derive more uses out of them since there are more memory to draw upon.
- achompas 15y agoCan you (or someone else) recommend SRS for iOS? Ideally I'd use it while walking my dog, waiting for an elevator, etc.
- mahyarm 15y agoI used 'Mental Case' when I was memorizing language vocab. It also has an OSX app that lets you edit stacks better.
- genieyclo 15y agoFlashcards Deluxe by OrangeorApple is a great one, not only because of its great use of SRS and fantastic interface, but also because it has the massive and active Quizlet library behind it: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards-deluxe/id307840670?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards-deluxe/id307840670... I've used it to great success in a few classes in the last year. You really have to be dedicated in the first few weeks though, and not skip a day in your SRS routine. That first bit of grind really pays off down the line though, as you have to spend less and less time studying from then on. Skip though, and it'll come back to bite you.
- euroclydon 15y agoI've heard great things about Anki. It's available for desktops, with sync, and they only charge for the iOS app.
- Androsynth 15y agoThe reason I advocate vocational style education is that it is inherently similar to SRS. Academic coursework is not, and students won't go out of their way to continue learning from previous quarters/semesters (although this is where CS is slightly different than other engineering disciplines, since you can program for fun in your spare time and it may correspond with what you have learned).