Common Pitfalls When Learning to Code

Stop wasting time

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When you are learning to code, do you ever feel like you are stuck learning the same thing over and over again?

You might read tons of articles, watch YouTube lectures and by the end, you feel like you get it but when the next day rolls around you have no clue how any of it works anymore.

So you have to go back and re-read and re-watch the tutorial but unfortunately, this pattern keeps repeating, you might feel like none of this knowledge is sticking in your brain and it can get very frustrating to feel like you are not getting anywhere.

In this article, I am going to cover some common pitfalls that might be tripping you up and causing you to waste time when you are learning to code.

Note: There are no magical shortcuts that will transform you overnight into a coding expert. I know, even with good learning techniques it is still going to take time to go from a beginner developer to a more advanced one.

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Let’s get into the tips

• Don’t learn things randomly: We need to figure out a road map to follow if you are jumping around to learn GIT on one day, HTML on other days then javascript on another day.

You may be setting yourself up for a lot of hardship instead of picking things at random to learn, look for a structured path that you can follow one path to learn the skills. The benefit of following a pre-made path is that you will know what you need to learn and when.

• Focus on one thing at a time: Don’t try to learn everything all at once but focus on learning one thing at a time.

I recommend staying on one subject until you feel you have a decent grasp of the basics at least when…