make your biggest challenge when you were learning to code disappear
Well firstly, I want to rephrase this a bit, because I think if you're not being challenged, you're not really growing, and that feeling of growth is one of the biggest reasons I love to learn! When choosing between learning new things, I almost always pick the one with the most obstacles to overcome (if I have the luxury of learning at my own pace, that is). I think your title phrases it more to my liking, so I'll answer that one π
For me, the thing I'd most want to change about learning to code is hard to describe π€ It's whatever it is that makes other people want to stifle my curiosity and exploration, just because they know the "right" way to do it.
It's a hard thing, as a teacher, to resist the urge to "correct" your students and opt to guide them towards success instead. But I think it's something we should all strive towards when mentoring others, because learning the hard way is the only real way to understand something: tips, tricks, shortcuts and hacks are better left for people who already understand the magic, I think, because you're using them with a fuller awareness of what they are abstracting.
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Well firstly, I want to rephrase this a bit, because I think if you're not being challenged, you're not really growing, and that feeling of growth is one of the biggest reasons I love to learn! When choosing between learning new things, I almost always pick the one with the most obstacles to overcome (if I have the luxury of learning at my own pace, that is). I think your title phrases it more to my liking, so I'll answer that one π
For me, the thing I'd most want to change about learning to code is hard to describe π€ It's whatever it is that makes other people want to stifle my curiosity and exploration, just because they know the "right" way to do it.
It's a hard thing, as a teacher, to resist the urge to "correct" your students and opt to guide them towards success instead. But I think it's something we should all strive towards when mentoring others, because learning the hard way is the only real way to understand something: tips, tricks, shortcuts and hacks are better left for people who already understand the magic, I think, because you're using them with a fuller awareness of what they are abstracting.