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Episode 2: Driving Stick and Bailing Hay

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English - September 17, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Ben and Brian discuss self learning in this episode. Topics include: being unafraid of experimentation with new languages and techniques, learning how to learn, and resources that help facilitate learning.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Will this break?
04:00 - Don’t be afraid to experiment
15:19 - Programmers aren’t magicians
17:43 - Skateboarding on the first try is hard
23:47 - Learning how to learn
25:24 - Driving stick can become second nature, and so can coding
31:01 - Learning Swift after Javascript is like learning Spanish after English
37:21 - Resources to learn the process of learning
48:51 - Final thoughts
Links
Coursera Course (https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn/) by Dr. Barbara Oakley
Make It Stick (https://www.amazon.com/Make-Stick-Science-Successful-Learning/dp/0674729013) by Peter C. Brown, Henry L Roediger, and Mark A. McDaniel
Enki Learning App on Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.enki.insights&hl=en_US) or Apple App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/enki-improve-programming-skills-learn-to-code/id993753145)
Free Code Camp (https://www.freecodecamp.org) - Learning site for HTML, CSS, Javascript

Ben and Brian discuss self learning in this episode. Topics include: being unafraid of experimentation with new languages and techniques, learning how to learn, and resources that help facilitate learning.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Will this break?
04:00 - Don’t be afraid to experiment
15:19 - Programmers aren’t magicians
17:43 - Skateboarding on the first try is hard
23:47 - Learning how to learn
25:24 - Driving stick can become second nature, and so can coding
31:01 - Learning Swift after Javascript is like learning Spanish after English
37:21 - Resources to learn the process of learning
48:51 - Final thoughts

Links

Coursera Course by Dr. Barbara Oakley


Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown, Henry L Roediger, and Mark A. McDaniel


Enki Learning App on Google Play or Apple App Store


Free Code Camp - Learning site for HTML, CSS, Javascript