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How do you approach learning a new programming language or framework? (programming.dev)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

            
              Start with an ambitious project
Get stuck
Curse everything about said language or framework, "why did they do it like this"
Read the docs and find out why they did it like this
Feel stupid
Finish the project (or at least the part you actually cared about) with your new knowledge
Feel smart
Repeat until you know said language or framework


            
          

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Easy to get caught in a perpetual loop with steps 4 and 5

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

You should be learning a bit more with each loop though.

Even banging your head on the wall against something eventually gets you somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I get stuck at step 2