18
I thought I had to learn everything about Python before starting a project
My friend Sarah, who's a software developer, told me to just pick a small idea and start coding it, even if I felt lost. I mean, I wanted to learn all the syntax and rules first, but she said I'd learn faster by doing. So I tried making a simple program that rolls a dice, and I had to look up how to use the random module right away. It was way more helpful than just reading about it. Has anyone else found that jumping into a project early helped them learn?
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
jessem594h agoTop Commenter
My brain needs the full map first, like spending three weeks on Python basics before touching a project.
5
paige1665h ago
Totally agree with Sarah. Read a blog post once that called it "learning in context," and it stuck with me. Just figuring out the next piece you need is way better than trying to memorize a whole manual first.
2