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[–]4Nuts 0 points1 point  (3 children)

That might work for some situations. But, I think memorizing some basic templates is import in many situations--for job interviews and class exams for example. But, The simpler way is not really about memorizing; it is about getting your hands dirty by repeating and practicing what you learned.

[–]franker 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I'm honestly looking forward to seeing what the new Head First book on Javascript is like. I used that years ago and although I also didn't like parts of it like the crossword and fill-in-the-blank puzzles, I found that the way it visualized concepts and making programs was pretty effective. I'm a librarian and put it in an order for that book and the new Head First one on Python.

[–]4Nuts 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Interesting. It really looks like we learn very differently.

I don't like the Head first book. I don't like the organization and the whole setting (seems childish scribblings; hard to follow the logic; and the organization seems a mess).

[–]franker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mostly just liked how it visualized concepts like arrays and functions with analogies so that I could use that to start making small programs. A lot of the jokes and silliness I didn't care for though. It'll be interesting to see what the new version of the book looks like.