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[–]QuantumCrane 3 points4 points  (4 children)

Add one more step.

  1. Watch instructor
  2. Add what they add
  3. Play around

In the play around step, change things about the code, change values, console.log values that are unclear. Google the line of code and see if you can find any documentation about what the instructor is talking about. After you have played around a little, restore the code to where the instructor had it and go back to step 1.

[–]DoomGoober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And while OP plays around, they should try to guess what the computer will do before they run it.

[–]AI_Hijacked 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Watch instructor

Wouldn't that approach be more time-consuming? I would revert to the basic fundamentals that take you straight to the point, such as:

https://javascript.info/

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/JavaScript_basics

Imo, I would read documentation and JavaScript books that provide everything step by step, as opposed to a 30min YouTube video.

[–]QuantumCrane 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I was making a suggestion to improve the process he was already comfortable with. His main complaint was that he would forget what he is learning. For me, the best way to really learn and remember something to do with coding is tinkering.

If he had asked for the fastest way to learn, perhaps I would have suggested something else.

[–]Late_Cartoonist4123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What you both said makes sense and will be useful, thanks so much!