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Posted by Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points

feeling like an idiot

Hi,

I've learned html, css and javascript before and now I'm giving python a try. I really like python since it's easy to understand etc., but I'm having this problem about remembering what I've learned when I'm working on my own.

I find it very easy to understand when watching the videoes and completing most of the challenges - but when I try to make small projects on my own I feel like I can't remember a thing of what I've learned just a couple of hours ago :-/

I guess this is just normal but does any of you have any tips / tricks to what you do when you try to learn a new programming language?

3 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

It is totally fine! When I first started learning programming I felt the same way. What I did is I just kept reviewing the videos then soon I started to get the hang of Python.

Good luck

Matthew Francis
Matthew Francis
6,967 Points

Make sure to actually create something with the code you are trying to memorize too!

Andreas Frost Nordstrøm-Hansen
Andreas Frost Nordstrøm-Hansen
2,443 Points
Andreas Frost Nordstrøm-Hansen
Andreas Frost Nordstrøm-Hansen
2,443 Points

You probably wont find a programmer who doesn't look up some code, once in a while. Everyone forgets things all the time.

What i do to remember, is usually once i learn something, i try and make something with it. Save it and remember to comment my thought process throughout. So the next time i want to do something i can't quite remember, i go back to my earlier code and revisit it. So i can go through my mindset from when i learned it.

Hope that helps :)

Good luck!

Mohammad Laif
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Mohammad Laif
Courses Plus Student 22,297 Points
Mohammad Laif
Mohammad Laif
Courses Plus Student 22,297 Points

Yep its normal. You just need to keep continue pushing more days. Python was my first language. that I felt stupid for 2 months in it :). suddenly the 3rd month things becoming clear in my mind. Now I can code in python easily.

Btw, if you don't remember it, google it. This is what developer do 99.9% and save it offline in note app. Always try to read (skimming) other project to gain some knowledge too.