14: How do you learn?

How does Ed (a teacher) recommend you learn things? Did Tom do it right, even if it was by accident? And why are most teenagers wasting their time when they sit down to revise for exams? Find out in this week's edifying instalment of A Question of Code!

Show Notes

• Anki flashcard system: ankiweb.net
• Exact Instructions Challenge - Dad makes his children write instructions for making a peanut butter and jam sandwich.
• The Evil Genie

What is A Question of Code?

A newbie coder and a seasoned veteran discuss the questions that always come up when someone begins learning to code.

Ed is looking at getting a career in programming and has been learning to code for just over a year. During this time he’s been building up a stack of questions that keep coming up from other newbie coders. Luckily, he’s got someone he can ask for help: Tom. Tom’s a seasoned coder, having worked in the industry for a few years now and has all the answers Ed needs, or does he?