Searching, reading docs, debugging
Everyone has felt lost after being told "read the official docs." Open them and the volume is the size of a book — there's no clear sense of where to start. Documentation is not material to read cover-to-cover like a bo…
The gap between a strong developer and a beginner is closer to "finds what they don't know quickly" than "knows a lot." Search is not a supplement to memorization; it's a separate skill. This article covers how to craft…
This article is aimed at people who are about to begin programming, mapping out the areas commonly encountered early in learning, on a fact basis. A guide for when there is no clear sense of where to start.
There's no fixed answer to questions like "how many years to learn full-stack?" There are, however, frequently-cited visual references, frequent traps, and frequently-recommended orders. This article covers the source o…
Reports that the time spent fixing already-built code is longer than the time spent building new features are common. Debugging is closer to a mindset than a separate skill. We honestly examine what we're assuming and w…
There's a saying that "a good question is half the answer." Faced with the same blocker, one person gets an answer in 5 minutes while another wanders for days. The difference usually sits in two places. First, asking be…