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K Tyacke
3,893 PointsSkip a section
Is there a way to skip a stage within a section? I don't want to spend the time on CSS Gradients at the moment as I need to move on to Javascript. I have simply moved on to the Javascript island; however, all my "current track" links point to the section that I have skipped over. I would like to be able to have them point to the current section/island that I am working on if possible.
8 Answers
Dave Evans
13,160 PointsYou can skip around to whatever lesson you want to, however Treehouse will always point you to the next sequential lesson in your current track.
Pablo Litardo
6,241 Points^^^^^^^^ Yup.
James Barnett
39,199 PointsIf you don't want to finish the CSS course before moving onto JavaScript. Just go to the library and add bookmark the JavaScript course you are currently on. Near the top of that page there will be a large green Resume Deep Dive (or resume project) button.
Putting a bookmark on your bookmark bar is a great way to quickly access the course you are in if you aren't following a track in order.
K Tyacke
3,893 PointsThanks guys, I was aware that I can simply skip around, what I was hoping for was a way to force the current progress tracker to update to the farthest point in the track that I've reached. Doesn't look like it's possible unfortunately..
James Barnett
39,199 PointsHow would that work exactly? A mark complete button for a badge?
Sarah Bradberry
7,115 PointsThe track will keep udpdating the sections you've finished, it'll just leave the parts you haven't done yet blank.
I started with JavaScript and went back to css and html later because I already had a good grounding in those.
Reece Law
185 PointsHow did you do that Sarah Bradberry ?? You cant skip things ;'(
James Barnett
39,199 PointsAll courses are accessible in the Library.
A track is just:
- a list of courses in a particular order
- knows what courses you have completed on the list
- makes it easy to go to the next video on the list
- and now has a scheduling component for the list of videos
Reece Law
185 PointsWow thanks for the blazing fast response! And okay, i understand it now. Thank you!! :)
Vishal Bhan
7,974 PointsI was having the same problem.
If you just complete all the quizzes/objectives, without watching the videos, this moves you ahead in the track as well.
It's still a bit time-consuming, but a lot less than going through the whole stage. Plus, it helped me brush up on some HTML and CSS.
James Barnett
39,199 PointsAnd reviewing is good for learning.
Danish Arif
1,667 PointsThe whole badges thing is a bit weird to me because of this exact reason.
I guess it's to give the learning experience a more video game like feel, or just to trigger your reward system because that helps learning, or because people love all the "badges" and "trophies" you win in everything from Call of Duty to that game on your cell phone. But I honestly think it is kind of distracting, and hope I can ignore it.
I literally just signed up to learn Javascript, and am proficient with not just HTML and CSS, but also some Javascript and Jquery. But according to the badges, I'm a "newbie."
It shouldn't even bother me as much as it does, but the whole website is dedicated to this "points" system, so it's kind of difficult to just let it slide. Or maybe I'm just too anal.