Please do you suggest i make note as i learn with Sololearn. Or i should just 1. Read , 2 answer the question , and 3 practice.

Question

Am afraid that if I don't make notes I will finish the course and forget afterwards. (How do you do yours, do you make notes?).

Answer 1

I don't but I have never learnt well that way. If that is how you learn by all means make notes. What ever works best for you is the best way to do it

Answer 2

it would be more time consuming if you forget and have to relearn bits. I thought by taking notes it would reinforce what you learn. (that is the theory right?)

Answer 3

My first recommendation is not to be too concerned about forgetting different topics from the courses. The more important thing is for you to find opportunities to practice what you are learning. It's from continued practice that you will begin to retain and understand the concepts you are reading about. It's not good enough to just read the code. You really need to get in and type each line and each character. Get a feel for the syntax. It will eventually become 2nd nature for you.

Regarding your question about taking notes, I say... absolutely! However, take your notes in a code editor as you practice writing code. Your notes should reflect what you observe from your practice code rather than from the lessons. In fact, you can write your notes as comments in the code and add the code sample directly below it to demonstrate the concept.

You should start with typing the code samples from the lesson and running it. Then begin making subtle adjustments to the code to see what happens. Don't be afraid to break the code. It's good to see what works, as well as, what doesn't work.

Programming concepts will not sink in like other subjects simply from note taking or watching someone else write the code. You have to get into the code and experiment.

Other opportunities to learn by practice involve:

1. After completing a 1 vs 1 Challenge in SoloLearn, you can go back to the challenge and review the question and results. For those tricky questions where you are unable to figure out the correct answer on your own, copy that code and run it. Learn how to create output lines to see the values of the different variables throughout the execution of the code. You'll learn quite a bit.

2. Lookup some of the Code Challenges in SoloLearn and review the challenge details. Attempt to implement the solution on your own. If you're not quite there yet to do this on your own, look at one of the many submissions by others and study what they did.

These will help you learn and retain.

Happy Coding!

Answer 4

i just use a java program to save all my notes

open playground

type example

/* what is the diffrence between prefix and postfix*/

save as notes

Answer 5

i made notes when i first started as i would write everything down in a way i understood things,

Now i have a save on here were i store them for future reference as theres so much to remeber its really difficult when your a newbie.

Answer 6

D_Stark
wow that's cool.

Answer 7

David Carroll,
First of all thanks very much,

From now a will use the comments to make some of my notes

review the questions after a challenge (I didn't know that)

thanks once again.
/* My senior bro is called David */

Answer 8

Jay, you are right, convincing enough.

Answer 9

Jay, thanks for your time. But don't you think it's time consuming. Cos I think Sololearn is there always with me but my book is not. I can refer from Sololearn anywhere. How about that please?

Answer 10

D_Stark please what do you mean by "I have a save on here", is it a electronic notepad?

Answer 11

Yes its better you make notes on ever course u learn on solo Learn..It helps you remember all you have learnt...0r u do screenshot and save on your phone or computer