How to Be a Faster Coder?

"How can I practice my skills so I can code faster?"

One way is to design Drill Exercises when learning a new skill. It helps break down the steps and practice them in isolation until you master all of them. Plus, you get instant feedback.

Master technical skills faster. Design Drill Exercises and practice deliberately.

Listen to this short episode about designing effective technical practice as a self-learner. We also mentioned what we've been reading and listening to lately.

Chapters
00:00 Intro

00:22 What is deliberate practice?

01:06 Ultralearning and Drill Exercises

01:48 Direct Drills for Technical Practice

04:08 Fast Feedback on Learning

06:02 Foundational Skills

07:13 Practice above your current skill level

10:42 Learn Hard Things Faster

14:27 Improving your memory

15:11 The Feynman Technique

18:08 Subtracting and Doing Less

21:23 Ask good questions and simplify

22:55 Ending

Links

• Join the Waiting List to the next cohort of Get to Senior
• Ultralearning: Accelerate Your Career, Master Hard Skills and Outsmart the Competition
• Perceptual Learning == More Ruby Experts? | RubyConf 2021
• Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
• Do Less - Hidden Brain episode

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