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I finally stopped copying code from tutorials word for word
I spent like 3 months just copying whatever the tutorial showed me. Then I tried to build a simple to-do app on my own and my brain just went blank. So I started typing each line manually and changing variable names on purpose. It forced me to actually read what the code does. Has anyone else found a trick that made things click better?
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gray_perez527d ago
Honestly, that whole "type it out manually" thing used to sound like a waste of time to me. I figured you just watch the video and pick it up naturally. But your post actually made me try it with a simple login form i was stuck on, and yeah, you were right. Changing the variable names forced me to trace through the logic step by step instead of just copying. It clicked way better than any tutorial ever did for me.
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elizabethf857d ago
Wait, does that mean I actually have to think now instead of just blindly copying code like I've been doing for years?
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