What is the correct way to study programming?

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I'm developing some web applications but i never feel like I really know how to make a site without stackoverfow or any other where I can see examples and feel like I'm not really learning Is there an efficient method for studying programming? If so what would it be?
 
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Continue as you are.. as long as your are putting in the hours you are learning. Stack overflow and everything else is fine, there is an awful lot to learn and always will be.. try not just blindly copy and paste and understand what you are taking from stack overflow.. often there is more than one answer + comments full of little nuggets explaining why one solution might be better than another. Keep going!
 
Smackhead said:
Continue as you are.. as long as your are putting in the hours you are learning. Stack overflow and everything else is fine, there is an awful lot to learn and always will be.. try not just blindly copy and paste and understand what you are taking from stack overflow.. often there is more than one answer + comments full of little nuggets explaining why one solution might be better than another. Keep going!
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Sanjuwa said:
do your own projects while learning the concepts.
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Thank you, I will continue to study and apply what I'm learning in projects, I found good courses in the members' download area and this will help me a lot!
 
No matter what you learn or read, even if you read for 100000 hours and if you don't apply or create your own sample projects, you will not be improved. This thing can be learned by making and practicing and actual developing real things only.
 
1. Learn Statements, Basic Syntax, Methods, Data Structure of desired programming language (if you're beginner i would suggest you to start with C/C++).
2. Google: Best beginner level projects for X (programming language) students.
3. Create a Plan/Scheme, how to make it... and start coding.
4. Bonus Tip: Don't just copy/paste code... try to do it on your own and then if you struggle, Google!

Take a look at roadmap.sh .
 
When you are using stackoverflow, try not to just copy and paste answers. Really try to dig deep into what the error you're getting means, as getting a proper understanding of why the error came up will help you be more conscious of it in the future.

Take a course in data structures if you haven't already. Not only is this super important for making your code run more efficiently, but it'll teach you to think about what you're writing more carefully, and you will be able to think more creatively about how to do certain things. It's super important, even if you're just doing web dev.

Aside from that just keep challenging yourself and write lots of code :)
 
1) get task A
2) go to computer and write code without any help (stackoverflow, google)
3) complete task A
4) test and debug task A
5) get bigger and more complex task A
6) go to step 2
 
Start doing some small project you can find on google "python project ideas". good luck :)
 
I can relate to this, I downloaded a course earlier to start practicing back my coding skills.
 
LMAO, I don't think any programmer worth their salt doesn't look up stuff on StackOverflow! What's important is you can do it fast and integrate it with whatever you look up and your code. I suggest you keep a mind map shortcut of handy links, videos, stack answers, or whatever you use everyday in a mind map, as you can expand the number of your categories and fields as much as possible, while still keeping the management of it looking good, and a good source for future reference. Most people "think" they can think to remember things, but thats very hard, better to "think" about a place where you go to get your "thunks" from! lol

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liladhen said:
I'm developing some web applications but i never feel like I really know how to make a site without stackoverfow or any other where I can see examples and feel like I'm not really learning Is there an efficient method for studying programming? If so what would it be?
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my suggestion is go to complete a task with stackoverflow and then recode your task without any search or use source
 
liladhen said:
I'm developing some web applications but i never feel like I really know how to make a site without stackoverfow or any other where I can see examples and feel like I'm not really learning Is there an efficient method for studying programming? If so what would it be?
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You should read the documentation of everything. That's why people on Stack Overflow answer you questions and you read their answers.

You should also never copy paste from stack overflow. You should reverse engineer what they are doing and then apply it yourself.

Also you should learn computer science in general to how programming actually works.
 
Without talent its going to be much harder. Hard work alone is not enough.
 
beshareds said:
Truth hurts. Sorry bud.
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This is why you can't accept what I said.

This is a convenient truth for you since you have no talent and use this excuse as a coping mechanism.

Also misery loves company so you use this excuse to bring other people down before they try.

I agree the truth hurts, this is why you make excuses for your lack of skill.
 
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