[HN Gopher] Memorizing a programming language using spaced repet...
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       Memorizing a programming language using spaced repetition software
       (2013)
        
       Author : ColinWright
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2022-03-03 19:28 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | rg111 wrote:
       | I have done this with vim commands. It worked much better than
       | "look up command when needed" approach. My vim-productivity has
       | skyrocketed.
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       | I also use spaced repeatation to remember even the most basic
       | concepts of some of the topics I am learning. This helps one
       | immensely when one is learning in isolation.
       | 
       | When you are in college, bootcamp, or office, you hear terms,
       | their definition, uses so regularly you fail to appreciate how
       | much this helps you "get used to" something new to you.
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       | Spaced Repeatation is good even when you are trying to get an
       | idea about the lay of the land. Andy Hunt called this "training
       | in R-mode" in the book Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
       | (PragProg). Before I listened to podcasts, watched talks, read
       | Preface of books to get an overall idea. Now I do that plus I use
       | Anki. This approach is much better. Anki should be a regular
       | habitz though.
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       | Now, I am planning a simpler SR implementation for longer notes.
       | Where you can't really use Anki. I am thinking of creating an
       | Airtable formula that will email me stuff to review that day in
       | the morning based on a document's date of creation. Or I might go
       | with a Flutter app (would be a good excuse to learn it.) I will
       | most likely use 1 day-1 week-1 month-each month, or 5 days-2
       | weeks-1 month-2 months approach.
       | 
       | Spaced Repeatation works better than one might think. While
       | reviewing simple fact-containing flash card on Anki, I have
       | created deeper connections, had new insights, and got new ideas.
       | I did not really expect these.
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       | So, I will highly recommend SR. Preferably with Anki.
        
       | thundergolfer wrote:
       | I finally picked up this habit 3 months ago, and I can be yet
       | another person with testimony that the hype is real.
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       | I have created around 350 cards in the past three months, with
       | topics such as Python, Java, system design, statistics, napkin
       | math.
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       | I've significantly benefitted from the at hand memorized info in
       | interviews and in day to day work. I suspect that over time doing
       | my job without Anki will be almost as objectionable as doing it
       | without source control.
        
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