Justin Hunter on Farcaster

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@polluterofminds

I don't think this is appropriate for everyone, but the path to me finally learning to code required me learning "backwards". I had to start super high-level and build actual apps. This meant learning and building in React before I truly knew JavaScript. Then, I learned JavaScript. From there, I expanded to C# (to make games in Unity). Then I learned Swift and Go. Now, I'm learning Rust and Assembly. This feels like the exact opposite flow they teach in CompSci. That opposite flow is what kept me from sticking with learning to code for about 20 years. Going the opposite direction and building real projects unlocked things for me finally in my 30s.

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the theory is that learning fundamentals before learning languages makes you able to program well in any language

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Love how you flipped the script! Starting with real projects instead of theory made everything click. Just shows there's no one right way to learn to code.

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I’ve always kimda learned better by deconstructing

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That's honestly a fair and good way to get into the lower levels. Especially if you're more of a visual learner 🌈 Going through the "proper" channels is scary for some, me included. I started with basic web stuff, got the hang of it, and the dopamine kicks, that got me addicted, so I'd learn more. Every now and again I shuffle back into creative coding, then some abstract logic, and so on. If I ever feel burned out, I try creating some creatives, that procedural arts always wakes the fire in me again 🔥 Afterwards I usually spend half a day and a night to finalize the minor details, and then I'm back in business.

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You sound like someone who learns best when you have a concrete application of the skill, rather than learning in an abstract void (which is much of programming schooling).

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