Re:Ask HN: How do you read programming books?
by hugja on Sunday November 19, 2017 @06:00PM
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1. Preview / Questions - Take a gander at the chapter by reading the introduction, headings, sub-headings, diagrams, images, example code, summary, exercises, questions, etc. Also, write down questions as I preview for myself to answer after step 2.
2. Read / Recall - After previewing I start reading in full. During code examples I like to soak them in without running them. Then I'll close book and try to recall the code by typing.
3. Teach / Explain - I follow up with pretending to teach / explain the code examples and my exercise solutions out loud. This helps me figure out what I didn't really understand.
4. Project - I try and apply what I've learned from book to a personal project.
2. Read / Recall - After previewing I start reading in full. During code examples I like to soak them in without running them. Then I'll close book and try to recall the code by typing.
3. Teach / Explain - I follow up with pretending to teach / explain the code examples and my exercise solutions out loud. This helps me figure out what I didn't really understand.
4. Project - I try and apply what I've learned from book to a personal project.