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Discussion on: What's the worst advice you've ever received?

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beeman 🐝

"Learn the theory before diving in deep".

While it might work for some people, I'm a big fan of learning 'on the job'. In my experience, a lot of starting developers (including me from the past) get stuck in an endless cycle of just learning, and never bring it in practice.

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Jason C. McDonald

I'd say "Learn the theory WHILE diving in deep." In my experience, that's the only thing that works; theory without practice is noise, practice without theory is useless.

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beeman 🐝

Very well put. There is a sweet spot in the middle for and that spot is different for most of us.