There's good psychology studies on this. There's a difference between the skill of recognition (given input, saying you have seen it before) and the skill of recall (given nothing, being able to produce something).
Recall engages far more of your brain and as such, you learn more. But recognition can often times feel like learning, even if you haven't actually internalized it. This is how you can nod along to a lecture or blog and afterwards be unable to summarize what you just learned or apply it. It's a skill you have to hone
the same rules for note-taking in college apply to copying code. There's something about you writing things in your own words that helps commit understanding to your brain, even if all you're doing is rote copying.
max123246@reddit
There's good psychology studies on this. There's a difference between the skill of recognition (given input, saying you have seen it before) and the skill of recall (given nothing, being able to produce something).
Recall engages far more of your brain and as such, you learn more. But recognition can often times feel like learning, even if you haven't actually internalized it. This is how you can nod along to a lecture or blog and afterwards be unable to summarize what you just learned or apply it. It's a skill you have to hone
Raknarg@reddit
the same rules for note-taking in college apply to copying code. There's something about you writing things in your own words that helps commit understanding to your brain, even if all you're doing is rote copying.
ElectronWill@reddit
Interesting blog, enjoyable reading. Thanks for posting!
Tekmo@reddit (OP)
You're welcome! ^^
bzbub2@reddit
A big flashy warning sign on our way towards dumbification
bohoky@reddit
This is a good read about learning the craft. It is not about Haskell.