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Re:Implications of Rewriting a Browser Component in Rust by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday February 28, 2019 @05:47PM (#19276114)
> I have no understanding why last time was so painful, and this time it's been so amazing.

It has been my experience that if I try to learn something hard and give up and then come back to it a few months later, I have a way easier time even with no apparent changes in process. I suspect some of it is giving your brain time to process fundamentals or something.

Re:Implications of Rewriting a Browser Component in Rust by sanderjd on Monday March 04, 2019 @06:47PM (#19306845)
This seems true and unsurprising - it strikes me as being similar (or identical) to spaced repetition, which is a powerful learning technique.