Hi all,
So as I’ve posted in a previous post. I have been having trouble with the Basic Algorithms section of the Javascript module here on Free Code Camp. I have reviewed it roughly four times over the last couple of weeks and some of it is sticking! Hooray, and all that. That said, part of it I know is sheer memorization of the specific solutions . Don’t get me wrong, I am also breaking it down into plain English, conferring with Mozilla Web Docs and really trying my best to understand this.
I love my books, and in fact prior to Free Code Camp, my major primers were Head First Javascript and A Smarter Way to Learn Javascript. I’m currently going over Javascript the Definitive Guide, which is like all the Mozilla Docs in a book (or so it seems anyway). I also plan on moving onto Javascript, The Good Parts and also Eloquent Javascript after that.
I also recently purchased Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. Cormen. It’s an MIT intro textbook, which has quite a bit of corresponding lessons on Youtube which may prove helpful. The thing is, I’m not sure if I should I take a break from my other Javascript books in order to better understand the mathematics behind algorithms. What order should I be learning this in? I’m loving Free Code Camp, and also wanted to give other free resources like the Odin Project a try after I get done with some of the other modules here, specifically the D3, React, and Node modules. But then there’s just wrapping my mind around algorithms… ack, sorry I know this was a long post, but I’m kind of torn which deserves more of my attention. Any advice would be appreciated.