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Zak Erving
22,832 PointsJavaScript: One Step at a Time
I'm having trouble visualizing all of the minutiae and tiny steps when tackling a JS problem on my own (the four Ps, as it were)—I feel as though the art of writing code is breaking down already tiny solutions into even tinier ones, and I'm just wondering if any of you out there have any strategies for asking the right questions when coding.
Any resources, observations, or Game Genie cheat codes would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
3 Answers
Andrew Shook
31,709 PointsZak Erving, Geoffrey is right when he say you need time and experience. My only addition to the 4P's strategy is to look for inputs and outputs when you're trying to break things down. What I mean by that is all code works with data, input, and make changes to it, output. So when I'm trying to break down a problem I first look at the data I have been given, whether by a database or the DOM, and then figure out what I need to do to change it into what I want. Each step I add to my process usually becomes a step/function in my code.
geoffrey
28,736 PointsI think It's because you need some more experience. I've experienced the same and I still have the same feeling when It comes to new "technology" or concern. It's probably because some aspects aren't actually "natural" to us and so we don't know really how to tackle correctly the problem.
And from my tiny experience, practice makes it perfect to be able to manage easily furtur projects.
Zak Erving
22,832 PointsThanks for the insight, guys. It's good to know that this is totally normal, ya know?