I don't know anyone who starts programming a project from a blank slate. Usually you copy and paste from an old project of yours (or from code you find online) and then modify it to suit your exact purposes.Question for programmers out there -
What exactly is "learning by doing" or "moving the needle" in terms of truly understanding a programming language?
I am making great progress on Codecademy (python), but the one thing I've had to face is that everything is right in front of me wrapped up in a neat line for me to do. It gets a bit challenging, but I feel like if I had a blank Pycharm terminal open, implementing these things I'm learning would be difficult.
Just like how business is building product and speaking to users, what is the equivalent of that in terms of learning a programming language without wasting time..?
Is the right way to go to just go through these basic Codecademy courses..?
Is it better in your opinion to grasp a solid understanding of the programming language before building an MVP.. Or is there a better way that allows you to learn faster and get more done as a result instead of waiting months on end to understand how to build the MVP?
Would appreciate some insight. Thanks!
(tagging @WillHurtDontCare , I don't really know any other programmers on here)
Don't reinvent the wheel - just modify it slightly to fit your car.
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