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c/coding-for-beginnerstroy_gibson43troy_gibson4315d agoProlific Poster

Serious question, did anyone else start coding by just copying and pasting stuff?

I used to make my first websites by finding code online and just slapping it in, no clue how it worked. That changed about 6 months ago when I tried to fix a button that broke. I spent 3 hours just staring at it. Now I force myself to type everything out and read the docs, even if it's slower. How do you guys actually learn what the code does?
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ivanl18
ivanl1814d ago
Ever notice how we learn most things by messing up the copy first?
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the_barbara
My piano teacher always said you learn the piece by playing it wrong a few times first.
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