Memorization and learning to code Memorization equals learning. For many of us, it’s how our understanding was assessed. We were...

They don’t. Check this out: dev.to/theodinproje...

In the work of programming, the syntax is the easy part. Knowing how to solve the problem before you get to the issue of syntax is the central task.

Using AI like that might feel good. But they are doing themselves zero favors when it comes to developing programming skills.

a man in a suit and tie is smiling in an office . Alt: a man in a suit and tie is smiling painfully in an office .

Someone suggested others use AI for learning to code and shared that their preferred use is having the AI give steps on what to do and they handle finding the syntax.

#LearnToCode #TheOdinProject

Just set up my 17 Pro Max.

There’s nothing wrong with it. But I don’t feel a significant difference between this and my old 14 Pro Max. 🤷‍♂️

Thank you. You’ll get your check in 4-6 weeks.

This is a joke y’all. We’re so broke. 🥲 lol

Pursuing Best Practices is a bad practice (When You're New) “I need to do this right, even though I don’t know what right is. What if I’m making mistakes that...

Just got a new post up about the pursuit of best practices too early on. I hope folks learning to code find it useful!

#programming #learntocode #theodinproject #javascript #python

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I feel like this is also a reflection of the wider culture and how it views teachers. I can't speak for all countries but teachers here in the United States get very little respect. And I know that's different in other countries.

Here, people look down on teaching and assume it's easy.

Just feels weird that people take such a strong position on something they don't know how to do.

I wouldn't walk into a doctor's office and tell them I know more than them because I've got ChatGPT in my pocket.

The people that are claiming AI can replace teachers or teach effectively just don't get what good teaching is. And that's not a dig. There's nothing wrong with not knowing how to do something you don't have training in.

I've edited, added, removed and consolidated instructions in this thing more times than I can count. Even as far as I've gotten it, I don't feel like it can replace a teacher.

And it blows my mind how people regularly talk about how the AI they are using can teach.

For the past few months, I've been building instructions for AI that will drive my language practice sessions for my Tagalog learning.

Pretty much every time I practice, I notice something that feels like it doesn't foster learning and just results in me being told something.

You just cleared the biggest hurdle. I think the greatest challenge in learning to code is believing we can do it. Finishing is a matter of time now.

Cover for the book the singularity is near by Ray Kurzweil.

Just finished reading The singularity is Near: When Humans transcend biology. So many thoughts. The definition of humanity will be very different in the future.

Screenshot of a Discord message that reads: "Shoutout: @Carlos Thank you so much for actively helping us with even the most basic of questions. I know many forums where I would be slandered and ridiculed for just asking these questions."

I'm really proud of the culture of the learning community we have at The Odin Project. There are hard days when folks criticize us for having rules or for holding learners to a high standard. But that's honestly rare, and moments like these make it all worth it.

I think it’s pretty sweet. But I’m terribly biased. 😬

Sensible takes on social media for learning to code are rare.

Folks need awareness of basic ideas. Telling someone to just go build something when they don’t know what a variable is will result in a painful experience.

Hmm… yeah, our content stinks for that angle. 😅 I actually have never looked around for that kind of thing but if I see something interesting, I’ll pass it along!

What’s the goal in learning? I’m biased but The Odin Project is nice. 😅 But that’s geared very specifically for folks seeking a job. So might be a little involved for folks that aren’t set on that.

Happy to have moved over! Looking forward to being foolish here too. haha

Seeing a feature you contributed to in use in the real world feels crazy. Happy it works and folks find it useful! 😅

I wouldn’t measure yourself against those submissions. Some people with lots more experience just come to submit those. The more involved ones are not from people that only have the experience from prior content.

If you completed the exercise, you’re doing great.

"Just build something" is advice that comes from a good place but not actually useful to someone completely new to #programming.

It's like saying "Just go write an essay" to someone that just found out about letters.