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Re:What We've Learned About Teaching Code on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @07:12PM (#3950984)
“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ” The Johari Window - quote from Donald Rumsfeld

This is the point of user acceptance tests - it doesn't matter if the code does 100% what it was designed to do. If the users can't make it work, it's no good.

Nice analysis from Codecademy.

Re:Watch someone else code and learn on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @03:17PM (#3950045)
That's really cute.

I'm a visual thinker and find it easier to grasp things where I can see the pattern unfolding. So I find the typed comments clearer than an audio overlay.

Played the CSS family tree "codecast" knowing very very little CSS. No idea you could do that with just CSS.

What is your wife interested in? It's much easier to run a small business when you are genuinely interested in the field.

(A) Customers respond to someone who knows what they're talking about

(B) In any case you're happier doing something you enjoy

Suggest some possibilities!

Pink check lumberjack shirts are going to be the new rickroll.