Session 2 Readings and Responses

The readings and responses listed here should take you approximately 60 minutes.

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1. Learning Fluency by Turing alum Sara Simon (30 min)

Your key take-aways OR how you're going to implement specific points (minimum 3):
To get better at code I must become confortable with "hard" memorization techniques like flashcards.
Clumping, or combining information into small pieces can be a way to improve my memorizational capabilities.
I'll start this process by making a system and framework for myself to use these methods through Turing.

2. How to Use Google to Solve Your Programming Questions by Coding in Flow (15 min)

Your key take-aways OR how you're going to implement specific points (minimum 3):
There can be much better ways of searching Google than just typing in a phrase.
How you think about your question is just as important as what you put quotes around.
I will explore modifying my question every time I google something to get better at that skill.

3. Do Experienced Programmers Use Google Frequently? by Umer Mansoor (10 min)

Your key take-aways OR how you're going to implement specific points (minimum 2):
Think of google as a tool in your kit, that you can use as frequently as needed.
Do no think that because you have to look something up you're not competent.

4. 20 Google Search Tips to Use Google More Efficiently by Joseph Hindy (15 min)

Briefly describe (in your own words) each of the tips below AND provide an example of a search that captures the sentiment of the tip
Tip 2: Use quotes to specify what you want Google to return. "Coding Typing Practice" would give you better practice pages specifically for coding rather than pages about coding and pages with typing information and general practice.
Tip 3: Use the minus symbol to take away results you don't want to see. Ruby -gem might reduce your results to a more coding specific selection.
Tip 4: Using a colon can work almost like a Command F on a website to find information you want froma specific source. "Intro to Programming":stackoverflow.com.
Tip 9: Use OR to get results from multiple different questions. "How to get better at coding" OR "Coding for beginners"
Tip 13: Try to ask questions using the language that would be on the websites you're looking for. Instead of this site won't work, use repairing website errors.
Tip 14: Only use the key words in a question. Instead of Where can I find burger resteraunts in my area, just use burger resteraunt near me.
Tip 17: Rephrase questions if you don't get the answers you need. How to start coding, and beginner coding mistakes might both give you results you can use.

5. Questions/Comments/Confusions

If you have any questions, comments, or confusions from any of the readings that you would an instructor to address, list them below:

benjamin-firth/mod_0_session_2_readings.md