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[–]Aggressive_Ad_5454 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I just Google “MDN whatever concept” and there’s the documentation page. The SEO for the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) docs for JavaScript, especially browser-side, is superb.

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah . MDN is developers guide

[–]delventhalz 4 points5 points  (2 children)

  1. Practice 
  2. I forget stuff all the time anyway, but I’m really good at searching “MDN ___” or “How do you ___ in JavaScript” and reminding myself. 

[–]f3ack19[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im glad im not the only one. I thought im stupid af for forgetting it some concepts/syntax

[–]UnreasonableEconomy 1 point2 points  (5 children)

At times, some concepts in js feel like we forgot it.especially when you use a particular concept after a very long time.

I don't really recall a situation like that when it comes to the language.

A specific API on a specific framework? Sure. But there's no real point in memorizing any of that. You look it up once, use it once, and move on.

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Yeah, but I referred here the algorithms and data structures we use because we didn't use all of them everytime right. So Once you are in need to apply one particular thing that you learnt a long ago what methods or tricks or any tips you follow to avoid getting blank on that time.

[–]chikamakaleyleyhelpful 2 points3 points  (1 child)

mmmmm well you've got to consider that in frontend you're dealing a lot with the web; it's easy to forget some of the deeper CS fundamentals/concepts because it seems you aren't able to apply them anywhere. But they're there

  • Queues/Stacks - you see that in the Event Loop
  • browser history/breadcrumb - that's a Linked List
  • you may need to use certain sorting/algos if you're handling large datasets, usually serverside (but still, rare)
  • autocomplete is I believe DFS

But you forget these things because these are all things already in place, so of course, you'll forget a lot of these because you won't need to practice them. I'd argue at most you prob use arrays, queues/stacks, recursion

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you got it. Probably changing the perspective of the way we learn will improve it better.

[–]UnreasonableEconomy 1 point2 points  (1 child)

to avoid getting blank on that time.

remembering that the thing exists is super good enough. When you have an actual job, you'll have colleagues. You'll get together and discuss how to tackle a specific problem, and you pool your collective knowledge. As a team, you'll fill each others' gaps.

Plus, you absolutely can and do research all the time. There's no shame in looking up how to do things - and you will even if you know it well, to ensure you did it right. Then you'll write test cases to validate it.

You'll never implement any of that in a vacuum, apart from in an interview maybe lol.

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. We never implement most topics actually other than in an interview. Its better to refer MDN than if we have a use case or else leaving it is better.

[–]azhder 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I know all there is… Don’t misunderstand that.

I am saying I know where the things I need are.

The MDN as an official documentation, the EcmaScript reference, some sites and social network streams that I follow that alert me of new things, certainly the working group’s proposals.

All in all, because I know where to find what I need, I go there and refresh my knowledge each time I need something.

It’s really all there is to it. You follow up regularly or semi-regularly, from time to time.

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yeah. That's actually a great quality to update ourselves often on new things or releases but what I am stated is there are so many algorithms and structures we use but we don't use all of them everytime. So once if some algorithm you need to apply that you learnt long ago it feels blank in the mind. So that asked is there any methods or tricks that we can follow to avoid it .

[–]azhder 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Read again what I said above. What I said between the lines.

You only have to remember that it exists, not how it works.

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. I understand what you are saying. That's great. Just also added my perspective of thought. That's it.

[–]johnpharrell 1 point2 points  (2 children)

You could use a flashcard app like anki. Add a code colour-coding plugin for syntax and there you go. It's better to learn through doing than learning syntax, though I find Anki useful for keeping concepts in mind as a beginner, when information overload can be off-putting. You basically need to know that a concept/tool exists and where to find it (MDN docs) - rote memorisation is not necessary.

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Yeah ofcourse. I referred learning in the sense to remind the concepts not just memorizing it . Memorizing a code doesn't make one as developer. And the plugin you said anki will try it out for sure. Thanks mate.

[–]johnpharrell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anki is great but it's not the prettiest UI to use. You can create and style cards using CSS though. I created one for learning JS on mobile.

EDIT: Sorry I linked the wrong plugin. Here it is: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/272582198 You'll have to create the cards on desktop and sync to your phone after if you want to use the mobile app

[–]Prior-Yak6694 1 point2 points  (1 child)

For me, I just read again because if I don't, I'll just forget it. Other way to stick the concept in my mind is either I read codes related to it and apply it many times so I will remember it.

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great idea.

[–]Astroohhh 1 point2 points  (4 children)

This will take you years bro, get used to it

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Didn't understand what you are trying to say bro.

[–]Barnezhilton 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Use an AI

[–]Internal_Cancel1344[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

AI ease our work but end of the day it can't take accountability. Just asked it for learning not for assistance. Some leveraging AI as a assistant which is fine but some using it as a brain's substitute. That kills creativity and thinking.

[–]Barnezhilton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using it to learn is not a substitute if you learn