How do you study books?
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
Richard Parsons wrote:
Read
:wtf: Skim please. ;P _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
Assuming you're talking about programming books, I first read the code snippets printed in the book, and then read the paragraphs, which usually implies a lot of jumping back and forth, since most books use the opposite approach (first text, then code). As to apply what I have read in code, I usually read the entire book/chapter/paragraph at least twice, before coding, just to be sure there are no misunderstandings. Luca The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. -- modified at 11:02 Wednesday 29th March, 2006
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
A lot depneds on the author's approach and style. I've done all three. My Programming Library /* You are not expected to understand this */
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
Richard Parsons wrote:
Do you Read and Code as you go?
Nope.
Richard Parsons wrote:
Do you Read and then come back later and Code?
Sometimes.
Richard Parsons wrote:
Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go?
Yep - I read half of it - sometimes less than half - jus enough to get an idea, and then try out my own stuff. I refer back to the book at times.
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
This is for most books which are of non referece type 1. Read first quickly. I always do it cover to cover. I get a overview of the subject. 2. When I need something I almost always remember where I saw that and than refer to that in detail. 3. I HATE books with lot of printed code like this class Person { private int x; private int y; ... 1000 other variables public int getX() { return X; } .... } I almost never look at code unless it is needed to understand the concept. 4. Than I play with the downloadable or the CD code modifying it to learn it more detail. Sometimes I download the code of the book before I read it to get an overview of ho wthe book will look like.
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
Really depends on the book, my mood, how many cups of coffee or bottles of beer I've had. But for the majority of the time, I read and then come back and code. The reading I have been doing for my Master's Thesis has not required any coding at all. Paul
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
a 2-4, women and a gross
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
It varies with the book, the task and my mood. The tigress is here :-D
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
If it's a new topic completely, typically, I'll read a chapter or two and then go play for bit. I'll reference back to what I just read as I code. Then I'll skip to the good parts and use the book as a reference or jump online to read some more. Then I get to a point were I get frustrated, go outside or watch some TV. I'll find the book again a few weeks later under a pile of mail and start the process again. #3 usually, but like others have mentioned it depends on the topic, my familiarity, the author's style and book's layout. BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
I have been programming vb.net for the last 4 years and a couple months ago I switched to C#. I would take the C# book home with me and read a couple chapters each night. After a week I started to write my new app in C# instead of vb.Net and would use the book as needed as a reference. If you have the time, I think it helps to read a chapter first then sit down to code / go through the examples. how vital enterprise application are for proactive organizations leveraging collective synergy to think outside the box and formulate their key objectives into a win-win game plan with a quality-driven approach that focuses on empowering key players to drive-up their core competencies and increase expectations with an all-around initiative to drive up the bottom-line. But of course, that's all a "high level" overview of things --thedailywtf 3/21/06
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
(1) Couch reading (2) Trying to code, using the book to look up stuff (3) Rinse, Repeat
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I'm looking for some feedback about how people study when learning with books. Do you Read and Code as you go? Do you Read and then come back later and Code? Do you Read and then Skim and Code as you go? -Richard I am trying all 3 to figure out which I like best right now.
I usually read through the material once or twice to get the jist of it. Then I take the book to the computer and go over the material again, coding as I go. --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | NEW!! PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ