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The Dunning-Kruger effect pretty much sums up myself. I feel like I have a firm grasp on the structure and syntax of JS, but now I'm questioning whether I reall
by bnb 12y ago
The Dunning-Kruger effect pretty much sums up myself. I feel like I have a firm grasp on the structure and syntax of JS, but now I'm questioning whether I really do. I always feel awful, as I can't really implement anything, and am always frustrated when I can't get off the ground starting a project.
I just don't know how to actually _do things_ with code. So, in essence, I think I know the language, and in a sense I do insofar as I know how to write an if else statement, a while statement, declare a variable, etc., but I _don't_ actually know the language, because I can't do anything with what little I do know.
Do you have any advice?
- steveax 12y agoHere's a few... Build something, anything. Then set it aside for a while, come back to it and improve it. Reading code you wrote a couple of months ago will highlight very quickly the parts that are clear and concise and those that are not. Pick an open source project that is interesting to you and improve the documentation. Writing clear documentation requires a depth of knowledge that surpasses just employing it. Give a presentation on and/or tutor someone on a topic. Like writing docs, this requires being able to think clearly about the topic.