Kim Arnett [she/her] leads the mobile team at Deque Systems, bringing expertise in iOS development and a strong focus on accessibility, user experience, and team dynamics.
Thanks Tamrat, I really like this idea. This reminds of a quote, "If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself". I've been mentoring students in Swift and iOS development lately. When I have to explain how things work, I really need to know what I'm doing even though I've been doing whatever that thing is for years. This is good stuff!
That's a great way to learn! I'm also starting out as a technical blogger and programmer and this is a tip I'll also use to drive any information I learned to home. Thank you for sharing!
I try to do something similar.
If there is a concept or something that I don't understand I will look it up and write it down in a notebook. Then a day or two later I will type out what I wrote down.
Thanks Brady! For my site I'm just using a simple Wordpress setup with a highly customizable theme called LayersWp(free). You can also use Github pages with Hugo or Jekyll. But honestly the best blogging platform is the one that lets you start blogging the fastest! So you don't have to setup your own domain and you can just start blogging here @ dev.to or Medium. Hope that helps!
Couldn't agree more! Good article & hope it sparks more learning-related-blogs!
Thanks kim! Yup I love following other people's blog based learning journey.
Thanks Tamrat, I really like this idea. This reminds of a quote, "If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself". I've been mentoring students in Swift and iOS development lately. When I have to explain how things work, I really need to know what I'm doing even though I've been doing whatever that thing is for years. This is good stuff!
That's a great way to learn! I'm also starting out as a technical blogger and programmer and this is a tip I'll also use to drive any information I learned to home. Thank you for sharing!
I totally agree. Since I started writing about code and generally teaching, my personal understanding of the topics has skyrocketed.
Yup, ironically, teaching is the best way to learn!
This concept has a short name - "Teach what you learn" :)
Good article
I try to do something similar.
If there is a concept or something that I don't understand I will look it up and write it down in a notebook. Then a day or two later I will type out what I wrote down.
Writing out and articulating my thoughts on what I've coded is so helpful to my learning. Glad to see you and lots others agree, too!
Great article, thanks Tamrat! Any suggestions on setting up a blogging platform? What did you use for tamrat.co?
Thanks Brady! For my site I'm just using a simple Wordpress setup with a highly customizable theme called LayersWp(free). You can also use Github pages with Hugo or Jekyll. But honestly the best blogging platform is the one that lets you start blogging the fastest! So you don't have to setup your own domain and you can just start blogging here @ dev.to or Medium. Hope that helps!
Great idea!