I agree, problem solving skills will take someone very far in learning to code. That skill can be more important than knowing the syntax of a language. I like the idea of reading detailed papers on related topics that aren't specific to something you use yourself. Seeing the methods others used to solve their own problems would be really helpful to better your own problem solving skills.
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I agree, problem solving skills will take someone very far in learning to code. That skill can be more important than knowing the syntax of a language. I like the idea of reading detailed papers on related topics that aren't specific to something you use yourself. Seeing the methods others used to solve their own problems would be really helpful to better your own problem solving skills.