![]() ![]() For the algorithm part, you can take any course of algorithm solving in any language, it’s the though process that counts. I’m not here to promote Udemy, just saying that this course is there, I took it…an it cleared up a lot of confussing stuff. So, I found a course at udemy that took care of the first part, it’s called “JavaScript: Understanding the Weird Parts”. And I found that I needed to learn what’s under the hood of JavaScript (understand why it behaves like it does) and I needed to learn to solve algorithms. ![]() In my case, looking at someone else’s code didn’t help, and the FCC exercises didn’t either…I read around online, but still didn’t understand, asked a few questions…explanations I didn’t understand…so, I went out looking for something different. That’s why there are so many algorithm challenges, becasue to be a great developer you have to solve optimization problems, write the least amount of code to make the site work in the Front End. And in Front End, you problem solve with JavaScript code. I don’t believe knowing how to code is essential, I believe problem solving is. If the FCC exercises ant Read-Search-Ask process is not working for you and you just can’t get how JavaScript works, then you need to try a different approach. You just need the right process and tools that fit your mental structure. Thanks to those here who share the wealth of their knowledge and those who ask questions. In a society wrapped up with the commodification of everything, there is a grounding sense of humanity to be in a place where people share and help bring others up. I also believe that a site like FCC teaches us by not showing us everything but simultaneously has an amazing, supportive group of people who share their time and knowledge. This is hard as **** for me, but I’m doing it every single day. Those with the perserverence to figure out and dig deeper are practicing a skill developers have to invoke all the time - troubleshooting, researching. I’m going to download the Scratch program someone brought up too. That was my simultaneous “aha” and “duh” moment…lol. For example, I couldn’t grasp the concept of APIs until I saw a graphic filled Youtube vid with an analogy of a waiter taking a customer’s order, bringing it to the kitchen, filling it and bringing it back. ![]() I’m trying to incorporate other resources when I am stuck with Youtube videos about different JS issues and looking for visual/ graphical explanations. I have always found that I learn better when information is presented in a spatial or linguistic format. One thing I want to bring up is learning styles. I’ve been feeling the same way and realized I hit a point where I was working on a JS challenge and total felt an overwhelming sense of blankness.I have spent an entire day working on one challenge. I’m glad to see this thread take off with a lot of good pointers. ![]()
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