I think some of those lessons could use a rework
Absolutely. But keep in mind that FCC is open-source and it’s hard to maintain everything up to good educational standards. Most contributes are programmers, not teachers. The site is constantly improving nonetheless.
Here’s where I’m at now: https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/es6/use-destructuring-assignment-to-assign-variables-from-objects
Checking the link you provided I can assure you’re not dumb at all. (if anything else you’re smart enough to figure out something is missing)
The Destructuring Assignment lesson as of current is:
- Not explaining the concept clearly.
- Not explaining what you need to do clearly to pass the challenge.
- Just throwing the concept at you without explicitly stating the benefits.
At least that’s how it would look form a learner’s perspective and a JavaScript beginner in my opinion. But you, having the optimistic programmer’s mentality, will consider it part of the challenge.
I got some time today so I covered the subject itself in a question with a more suitable title so more people can make use of the answer:
Answer | ES6: Use Destructuring Assignment to Assign Variables
Goodluck.