I was a double CS and Medieval-History major. One of my banes in the latter was learning Latin. The problem was that Latin was taught as a "dead language." (The prof in my giant Latin class made that very explicit in the first lecture.) 1/4
We were subjected to long boring lectures, then had to go off on our own and memorize/study. That's no way to learn anything. Learning comes from doing. Had we actually spoken Latin to each other *in class,* things would have been way easier. 2/4
All this applies to programming as well. Too often, we think we should learn on our own and then somehow apply that info effectively. We don't start really learning until we apply what we read, however. 3/4
IMO, the best way to learn, then, is in a #Mob, not sitting alone with a book. Build something. Learn as you do it (ideally from other people). Apply it immediately. 4/4
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