Has anyone done these courses multiple times to really understand these codes?

Question

I'm very new to programming and want to build an app eventually, but feel like that I need to go over each lesson way more than once. What are some of the ways that helped you with these lessons. I want to make sure I really understand.

Answer 1

having to go back through the lessons is normal. the way forward is to pick up some coding exercise (google for it) and practice!

Answer 2

When I went through the Python course the first time, I came half way, then recognized I had forgotten half of what I saw, so I started over.

The courses are often easy on you: In one screen they explain what lambda is, then the VERY NEXT screen you have to choose from some options to answer what lambda is. Well, that's something even a dog could (almost) do, right?

Learning doesn't work like that, though. First you have to understand, then make sure you don't forget the stuff, then you have to use all of it in your own codes.

Only the third step might be enough if you needed everything all the time, but that's not how it goes: Some tools in your toolbox will get used more often, others only rarely.

So my recommendations:

1.) Only read until you stop to understand! Don't go on until you figured it out (by trying, googling, asking the nice people here etc.);

2.) take notes, and repeat those notes with increasing time intervals;

3.) make your own codes where you consciously apply what you learned!

Answer 3

Awesome advice guys. I appreciate the help!!