Memorizing a programming language using spaced repetition software (2013)

Re:Memorizing a programming language using spaced repetition... by IshKebab on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @05:20PM (#39295085)

I think good quick reference guides are a better answer to that. Learning by doing is spaced repetition, with the added benefit of automatic tuning (you don't waste time learning stuff you never use).

In other words, you could equally say "I work with CSS just enough that I don't want to spend ages learning it via SRS; I just want to look it up when I need it".

The key is making looking things up as painless as possible.

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Re:Memorizing a programming language using spaced repetition... by kazinator on Thursday February 08, 2024 @06:46PM (#39309400)

Problem is, there are things you don't know you need until you know about them.

You can always code around not knowing your entire programming language or libraries.

Spaced repetition is obviously a tool for someone who wants to know all the nooks and crannies, in order to become a walking reference.

It could always be used for a subset. If there some 15% of some language you think you're going to use, and not much more, you could still SRS on that 15%.

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