Been working through the Responsive Web Design course, and got to the first test. I feel like I have forgotten everything, and the only way I’d possibly be able to get through this is just looking an existing code over and over again, which doesn’t feel like learning. I am not sure what to do, I feel like I have learned nothing, and I must’ve approached the prior segments wrong.
I feel the same happens to me from time to time. Everyone is different but for me it was that I zoomed by the course quick, fast, and in a hurry thinking that I mastered it at the time because I recently learned the topic but then I came back to it later had no clue about what to.
My personal solution and what I read a good amount of programmers have written is time and repetition knowing that if you think about the code and practice the code consistantly over time you are going to get it and its going to stick.
Yeah, I am going to work on more deliberate practice and study. If I can’t focus I’ll just leave the studying for another time, as studying without true focus I think kinda got me to have this issue. Luckily I just discovered the beta curriculum too, which seems much more suited for me, as it has labs throughout, as well as short video explanations of things. So I am going to work through that instead, and probably occasionally pop into the main curriculum too.
Hi @NotchyCookiez !
Welcome to the forum!
When learning anything new it is important to use active recall and spaced repetition otherwise nothing will stick.
This means recalling the information right after you learned it and revisiting concepts a day, two days, a week later so you will remember them better.
The beta curriculum will become the main curriculum very soon and the other will be marked as legacy.
The beta curriculum is also built with more practice and explanation as well as more opportunities to practice active recall and spaced repetition.
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Learning to code isn’t about memorizing everything, it’s about knowing how to find and apply what you need. Try breaking the project into small steps and focusing on one part at a time.