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Posted by Logen Li
Logen Li
Courses Plus Student 1,276 Points

General question about learning programming

Hi guys!

I read a lot of treehouse success stories about people's learning experience. But when I searched on StackOverflow, I discovered that people feel it is tough for them to put what they learn into real word project. Just want to ask what are the ways you guys practice in treehouse? Workshop project? Coding challenge?

2 Answers

stjarnan
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stjarnan
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stjarnan
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Hi Logen,

It is hard, and the best way for me was to start building projects of my own. For me that process started during the Techdegree when I worked on the projects there, I learned a ton. I was getting stuck on a daily basis but always searching for answers.

If you can't afford a Techdegree, just remember to create projects as you go and you will see a lot of progress.

I hope that helps, Jonas

Thiam Hock Ng
Thiam Hock Ng
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Thiam Hock Ng
Thiam Hock Ng
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Hi Logen,

Write your own non-trivial project. Think about something that you want to do, and then dumb it down to a very simplified version first (e.g. I want to develop my own accounting software, oh wait... this is too much, why not just an expense tracker).

This is the best way to learn. If you are building the full stack, you need to think about DB schema design, business logic, writing tests, UI markup and design, etc. In this process, you will have to google a lot of stuffs. You will learn how to break down complex problems into simple problems. You will also develop a process in writing code.

All the best to your learning journey.

Logen Li
Logen Li
Courses Plus Student 1,276 Points

Hi guys! Thank you so much! Very helpful!