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  • R Richard Parsons

    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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    Rama Krishna Vavilala
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    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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    • R Richard Parsons

      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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      Paul Conrad
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      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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      • R Richard Parsons

        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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        Member 96
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        When I learned c# I got a book for c++ developers moving to c#, skimmed through it once and started coding using it as a reference when I needed to.

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        • R Richard Parsons

          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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          Kant
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          Well, I am way past reading the books. I haven't bought a book in the last 4-5 years. I read everything online. But I read books for my kids, if that counts :) Got Signature?

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          • R Richard Parsons

            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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            Varindir Rajesh Mahdihar
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            • R Richard Parsons

              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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              Lost User
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              It varies with the book, the task and my mood. The tigress is here :-D

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              • R Richard Parsons

                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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                brianwelsch
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                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


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                • R Richard Parsons

                  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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                  ToddHileHoffer
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                  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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                  • R Richard Parsons

                    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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                    peterchen
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                    (1) Couch reading (2) Trying to code, using the book to look up stuff (3) Rinse, Repeat


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                    • R Richard Parsons

                      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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                      Michael Dunn
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                      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

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