Skipping ahead in my coding book bit me back hard

I always jumped to new chapters without doing the exercises. A basic problem took me days to solve, and that changed my view. Do you make yourself finish all the practice stuff?

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rubys807mo ago

Chapter 5 on data structures, I blew past the linked list problems. Big mistake, always grind the practice. Thought I got the idea, but building one from scratch had me stuck for hours... Those small drills wire your brain for the real stuff. Now I do every single one, even if boring. It saves time later when you hit a wall.

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sam_thomas7mo ago

Honestly getting stuck taught you more than just doing the drills ever would.

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ericprice7mo ago

So what part specifically tripped you up?

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