I heard this recently on the 6 Figure Dev podcast and just had to share notes from the great KCD:
Software is very hard. If you're struggling, i...
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Everyone has a different perspective & a different ah-ha moment.
Reading about the same content from different viewpoint does give you a better understanding.
So that's very encouraging that Kent has pointed that out.
(Funny thing is that I just finished that ep on the way home few hours ago 😄)
Learn by teaching is so important.
When I try to explain something I often see where I got holes in my knowledge and I can fill them.
The funny thing is, this even works if you got more holes than knowledge to start with.
Also just a simple DO NOT QUIT.
Things will seem impossible to learn, 'This is too hard', 'I am not smart enough to be doing this' etc. All of those ideas will pop into your head occasionally but for new programmers/developers the most important thing is to just power through those first weeks/months and learn how to celebrate those little victories along the way.
I support that "reach non-English speaking audiences". It looks like is already a crowded space for programming resources. But there are places where people don't even know what for others is daily common stuff.
Kent is awesome. His 'React for beginners' course thought me so much, I am ready to take his word on just about anything :D