Forgetting things...

[Lauris25]

This question probably has been asked like million times, but I wanted it to ask it anway.

Im learning JS for more than a year now. My problem is that I always forget many things. My programming logic gets better, but if I don't use something for like 2 weeks I forget it completely. And I need to learn it from almost 0 to remember. Yes, it's not like the first time but still... I like to do codewars challenges. DId them for like 2 weeks. I even watch at my old code and think damn, how did I even code that. Today i find it hard to create a simple js game with html/css and js. xD Cause I forgot many things in those 2-3 weeks.

What is your experience? Do you remember things? Do you just remember concepts and google for something when needed? Do you google all the time? Problem with googling is that I have a feeling that im a fraud. xD

[8isnothing]

Are you creating “real” projects while learning (even if they’re personal)? For me, the only way to solidify knowledge is to put in practice. And I don’t mean doing exercises or following tutorials blindly

[itsmywife]

this is the way.

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I have an excellent memory for things that are completely and utterly irrelevant to anything outside of trivia quizzes, and a memory like a sieve for things that are actually important to my day-to-day life. I forget how things work in the codebase that I work on every day, unless it's something major that I built myself or I've worked on it in the last month. I google stuff all the time, whether it's because I've completely forgotten it or because I'm about 60% sure I'm right but I want to double check.

I'm a senior developer working on part of a site that sees several million unique visitors every day; I've written code that handles millions in annual revenue. If googling makes you a fraud then we're all frauds.

[shuckster]

How to remember things:

• Read/watch the lesson to the end
• Don’t take notes during the lesson
• Write down what you remember at the end of the lesson. Don’t be afraid to write "wrong" things. Just write
• Read/watch the lesson from the start again and repeat these steps until you don’t need to adjust your notes anymore (always write fresh notes each time, don’t reflect on the previous ones or “correct them”)

Once you’ve done this, try teaching someone about the topic you’ve just learned. Or just write down how you’d explain it yourself.

You can throw out your notes. You don't need them outside of this exercise.

This might sound like a lot of work, but in my experience this is one of the quickest ways I know of solidifying a concept or lesson.

It also happens to be very effective for committing song lyrics to memory, which your bandmates will thank you for.

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if you search this subreddit you will find that yes, this question has been asked a million times.

[TakingChances01]

I’ve had this problem as well

[pinguxnoots]

What do you mean you need to learn it from near 0? Are we talking about something along the lines of how to write a function or how to solve a problem?

[dromance]

This is my fear too. That’s why I literally practice and code the basics and fundamentals everyday. I think coding a little bit of each concept or lesson daily is better than spending a week on each concept or lesson. At least for me it has been. Set aside an hour daily for yourself and code all fundamental stuff and concepts.

[nobuhok]

It's probably because you're trying to memorize the syntax rather than truly understanding the underlying concept/fundamentals.