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Did anyone take notes while learning Java? - krozz - Nov 23, 2014
Hello,
I just got a chance to read my book, Head First Java, that I ordered and received a few days ago. I just got a chance to read it (finally) and was wondering if anyone took notes while learning java or if it's unnecessary if I already have the book and can just bookmark the pages I would've taken notes on. I'm also trying to get some new studying habits because I want to learn Java without forgetting what I learned the day before. Thanks.
* - M4gik. - Nov 23, 2014
It is very important to take notes, as when writing things down and going over them, I am pretty sure that it is good for your brain and will help you memorize them. I took tons of notes when I first learned Java, and now I'm pretty decent with it.
* - JIM NASIUM'S GYMNASIUM - Nov 23, 2014
Not at all.
Anyone who is halfway decent at a programming language will tell you that the best way to learn is by using it.
So, read up about a particular subject in Java then do it yourself. Taking notes works for other classes but doesn't help you when you actually need to write something.
* - nOrr - Nov 23, 2014
I never took notes of any course. The only "course" I really took notes for was my drivers license...
Notes are not for everyone. Some need mind maps, others need illustration and others again need to read and/or listen and then tell others about what they learned, in order to remember.
Sure, I remember stuff when I write them down, but I don't actually manage to learn anything if I have to write it all down. I'll focus on writing it down then, instead of learning what's being said. Then I have to rely on my notes when I get back home, and by then I have no clue why I wrote what I did.
So no... notes are not always the solution to the problem.
* - clark.dll - Nov 23, 2014
No I just applied whatever I learned whenever I could. Notes aren't necessary for programming.
* - nOrr - Nov 23, 2014
(Nov 23, 2014 10:13 PM)Clark Wrote: No I just applied whatever I learned whenever I could. Notes aren't necessary for programming.
That avatar though.... 😶
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* - clark.dll - Nov 23, 2014
(Nov 23, 2014 10:15 PM)nOrr Wrote: That avatar though.... 😶
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What? Got a problem with JavaScript?
* - Radar7 - Nov 23, 2014
I would apply the code and work with it however if there were small concepts that I constantly forgot I would write it down to refer to in the future. You won't learn a thing from reading a book cover to cover
* - MrOrang - Nov 23, 2014
Nope, I just tried stuff out after I saw something and learned it that way.
* - krozz - Nov 23, 2014
okay so most of you said "no" thats its not necessary and some said to try it out and ill remember it better so thats what I will try. I also have an android app that I can type my code in as well!
One last question : Does anyone follow the book fully? I felt like skipping a few puzzles I felt unnecessary and I feel like I could also just learn from google and googling a lot of things about java aswell
* - hel1os - Nov 24, 2014
(Nov 23, 2014 11:39 PM)krozz Wrote: One last question : Does anyone follow the book fully? I felt like skipping a few puzzles I felt unnecessary and I feel like I could also just learn from google and googling a lot of things about java aswell
Yeah whenever I read a Java book I always over a few parts but dont do it too much because it can become a really bad habit
* - Sacred Symmetry - Nov 24, 2014
Notes are good to have, especially when you have summaries of the methods, such as .getText() etc.
Like reading fields, displaying data, formatting it.
Notes surely help
* - MrOrang - Nov 24, 2014
JavaDoc also helps me with stuff too so that's another reason I don't make notes.
* - Psifour - Nov 24, 2014
I very rarely keep text notes unless something is going to behave in what I would deem an illogical manner. I have found however that making flow charts can help you understand many of the more complex facets of the JVM.
* - nOrr - Nov 24, 2014
(Nov 23, 2014 10:16 PM)Clark Wrote: What? Got a problem with JavaScript?
It was an image of the Java logo with "JavaScript" written beneath it. Yes, that made me sad. :P