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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Bryan Martinez
Bryan Martinez
414 Points
Posted by Bryan Martinez
Bryan Martinez
414 Points

Should I know how to complete these challenges without looking at notes?

I have an idea of what I need to do in order to get the challenge task done but I still end up looking at my notes to see how things should be formatted or how things should be spelled. Is this wrong? Should I not go forward until I can complete the task without looking at my notes?

1 Answer

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points
tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points

You won't become a professional within weeks. Usually you master the basics of a language just by using it (learning by doing). Devs also use google or the reference of their programming language, if they have problems. So its fine if you use your own learning material to finish the challanges. Its more important that you understand, why something works and what the point of the challange is.

There is no point to "learn" a language within 2 weeks with Treehouse, if you dont practice it. If you just finish your tracks and then stop to practice that language you will forget most of it after some weeks.

So yeah notes are perfectly fine. Sometimes it is not bad to write your "own reference" (unless it is full of mistakes :D) when you're starting with programming.